Heat and cold storage with PCM An up to date introduction into basics and applications

Heat and cold storage with PCM An up to date introduction into basics and applications / by Harald Mehling, Luisa F. Cabeza.

Latent heat storage with phase change materials (PCM) has the potential to improve significantly the efficiency of heat and cold storages and to reduce their size considerably. The book is an introduction into the field for researchers and students. It summarizes and explains the basics, general con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mehling, Harald (Author), Cabeza, Luisa F. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Heat and Mass Transfer,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Chemical engineering.
Thermodynamics.
Heat engineering.
Heat transfer.
Mass transfer.
Fluid mechanics.
Renewable energy resources.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:
  • Basic thermodynamics of thermal energy storage
  • Solid-liquid phase change materials
  • Determination of physical and technical properties
  • Heat transfer basics
  • Design of latent heat storages
  • Integration of active storages into systems
  • Applications in transport and storage containers
  • Applications for the human body
  • Applications for heating and cooling in buildings.

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