Thermal energy storage technologies for sustainability : systems design, assessment, and applications / by S. Kalaiselvam, R. Parameshwaran.

Includes index.

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Front Cover -- Thermal Energy Storage Technologies for Sustainability: Systems Design, Assessment and Applications -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Energy and Energy Management -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Energy Resources, Energy Sources, and Energy Production -- 1.3. Global Energy Demand and Consumption -- 1.4. Need for the Energy Efficiency, Energy Conservation, and Management -- 1.5. Concise remarks -- References -- Chapter 2: Energy Storage -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Significance of energy storage -- 2.3. Types of energy storage -- 2.4. Energy Storage by Mechanical Medium. 2.4.1. Flywheels (kinetic energy storage)2.4.2. Pumped hydroelectric storage (potential energy storage) -- 2.4.3. Compressed air energy storage (potential energy storage) -- 2.5. Energy Storage by Chemical Medium -- 2.5.1. Electrochemical energy storage -- 2.6. Energy Storage by Electrical Medium -- 2.6.1. Electrostatic energy storage -- 2.7. Energy Storage by Magnetic Medium -- 2.7.1. Superconducting magnetic energy storage -- 2.8. Energy Storage by Hydrogen Medium -- 2.8.1. Hydrogen-based fuel cells -- 2.8.2. Solar hydrogen production -- 2.9. Energy storage by biological medium -- 2.10. Thermal Energy Storage. 2.10.1. Low temperature thermal storage2.10.2. Medium and high temperature thermal storage -- 2.11. Technical Evaluation and Comparison of Energy Storage Technologies -- 2.12. Concise remarks -- References -- Chapter 3: Thermal Energy Storage Technologies -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Thermal Energy Storage -- 3.2.1. Aspects of TES -- 3.2.2. Need for TES -- 3.2.3. Energy redistribution requirements -- 3.3. Types of TES Technologies -- 3.3.1. Sensible TES -- 3.3.2. Latent TES -- 3.3.3. Thermochemical energy storage -- 3.4. Comparison of TES Technologies -- 3.5. Concise Remarks -- References. Chapter 4: Sensible Thermal Energy Storage4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Sensible heat storage materials -- 4.2.1. Solid storage materials -- 4.2.2. Liquid storage materials -- 4.3. Selection of Materials and Methodology -- 4.3.1. Short-term sensible thermal storage -- 4.3.2. Long-term sensible thermal storage -- 4.4. Properties of sensible heat storage materials -- 4.5. STES Technologies -- 4.5.1. Storage tanks using water -- 4.5.2. Rock bed thermal storage -- 4.5.3. Solar pond/lake thermal storage -- 4.5.4. Building structure thermal storage -- 4.5.5. Passive solar heating storage -- 4.5.6. Active solar heating storage. 4.6. High Temperature Sensible Thermal Storage4.7. Concise remarks -- References -- Chapter 5: Latent Thermal Energy Storage -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Physics of LTES -- 5.3. Types of LTES -- 5.4. Properties of latent heat storage materials -- 5.5. Encapsulation Techniques of LTES (PCM) Materials -- 5.5.1. Direct impregnation method -- 5.5.2. Microencapsulation method -- 5.5.3. Shape stabilization of the PCM -- 5.6. Performance Assessment of LTES System in Buildings -- 5.7. Passive LTES Systems -- 5.7.1. PCM impregnated structures into building fabric components -- 5.7.2. PCM impregnated into building fabrics.

Thermal Energy Storage Technologies for Sustainability is a broad-based overview describing the state-of-the-art in latent, sensible, and thermo-chemical energy storage systems and their applications across industries. Beginning with a discussion of the efficiency and conservation advantages of balancing energy demand with production, the book goes on to describe current state-of-the art technologies. Not stopping with description, the authors also discuss design, modeling, and simulation of representative systems, and end with several case studies of systems in use.