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Author Li, Pei-Wen, author

Title Thermal energy storage analyses and designs / Pei-Wen Li, Cho Lik Chan
Edition First edition
Published San Diego, CA : Academic Press, 2017

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Contents Front Cover; Thermal Energy Storage Analyses and Designs; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1. The Significance of Energy Storage to Renewable Energy Technologies; 1.2. A Brief Introduction to Energy Storage Technologies; 1.3. Examples of Industrial Applications of Thermal Energy Storage; References; Chapter 2: Thermal Storage System Configurations and Basic Operation; 2.1. The Scenario of Ideal Thermal Storage (Heat or Cold); 2.2. Thermocline Thermal Storage System Using HTF Alone; 2.3. Thermocline Thermal Storage System With Packed Bed and a Heat Transfer Fluid
2.3.1. Packed Bed Using Pebbles of Solid Material for Sensible Energy Storage2.3.2. PCMs Encapsulated as Fillers for Packed Beds; 2.3.3. PCMs and PCM-Sensible Hybrid Packed Bed Thermal Storage; 2.3.4. Solid Block Thermal Storage With HTF Pipes Embedded; 2.4. Thermochemical Energy Storage Technologies; References; Chapter 3: Thermal Energy Storage Materials; 3.1. Thermal Storage Associated With Different Types of Media; 3.2. Fluids for Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Storage Applications; 3.2.1. Criterion for Selection of Fluids for Heat Transport Purposes
3.2.2. Entropy Production in the Thermal Transport Process in a CSP System3.2.3. Entropy Production Rate Due to Pressure Losses; 3.2.4. Discussion and Examples of Evaluation of several Heat Transfer Fluids; 3.3. Solid Materials for Sensible Thermal Storage; 3.4. Solid Particles and Heat Transfer Fluids Mixture for Thermal Storage; 3.5. Phase Change Materials for Latent Heat Thermal Storage; 3.6. Degradation of Thermal Storage Materials and Corrosion of Metals; References; Further reading; Chapter 4: Mathematical Models and Numerical Solutions for Thermal Storage Processes
4.1. Ideal Thermal Storage Using Liquid Alone4.2. One-Dimensional Model for Dual-Media Packed-Bed Sensible Thermal Storage; 4.2.1. Energy Delivery Efficiency; 4.2.2. Heat Transfer Area Ss and Heat Transfer Coefficient h in Different Types of Storage Systems; 4.2.3. Conduction Effects in the Solid Particles or Integrated Solid Region; 4.2.4. Numerical Solution for the One-Dimensional Model for Dual-Media Sensible Thermal Storage; 4.2.5. Computer Code for the One-Dimensional Computation Analysis; 4.2.6. Numerical Results for the Temperature Variation in Packed Bed Sensible Energy Storage
4.3. One-Dimensional Heat Transfer Model for Encapsulated PCM Packed Bed4.3.1. Mathematical Model; 4.3.2. Numerical Method and Procedures of Solution; 4.3.3. Examples of Results From Numerical Solution for Packed Bed of PCM Capsules; Variable Heat Transfer Fluid Temperature at the Inlet; 4.4. Validity of One-Dimensional Models of Sensible and Latent Heat Thermal Storage; 4.4.1. Sensible Thermal Storage; Computational Specifications; Grid and Time Step Independent Study; Comparison of CFD Results and the Results From 1D Modeling; 4.4.2. Latent-Heat Thermal Storage
Summary Thermal Energy Storage Analyses and Designs considers the significance of thermal energy storage systems over other systems designed to handle large quantities of energy, comparing storage technologies and emphasizing the importance, advantages, practicalities, and operation of thermal energy storage for large quantities of energy production. Including chapters on thermal storage system configuration, operation, and delivery processes, in particular the flow distribution, flow arrangement, and control for the thermal charge and discharge processes for single or multiple thermal storage containers, the book is a useful reference for engineers who design, install, or maintain storage systems
Notes Includes index
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Subject Solar thermal energy -- Storage
Solar thermal energy -- Analysis
Solar thermal energy -- Design
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
Form Electronic book
Author Chan, Cho Lik, author
ISBN 9780128092330
0128092335