Heat and cold storage with PCM : an up to date introduction into basics and applications /
by Harald Mehling, Luisa F. Cabeza.
- Berlin ; London : Springer, 2008.
- 320 p. ; 24 cm.
- Heat and mass transfer .
- Heat and mass transfer .
1.Basic thermodynamics of thermal energy storage -- 2.Solid-liquid phase change materials -- 3.Determination of physical and technical properties -- 4.Heat transfer basics -- 5.Design of latent heat storages -- 6.Integration of active storages into systems -- 7.Application in transport and storage containers -- 8.Applications for the human body -- 9.Applications for heating and cooling in buidlings.
This work summarizes and explains the most important basics and applications of heat and cold storage with PCM. The chapters cover all aspects starting from basic theoretical background to materials analysis and modification, storage design, storage integration, and different application examples.
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Cold storage. Heat engineering. Mass transfer. Phase transformations (Statistical physics) Technology. Industrial chemistry & chemical engineering Engineering thermodynamics Mechanics of fluids Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology Mechanical engineering