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Book SynopsisThis book provides information on thermal energy storage systems incorporating phase change materials (PCMs) which are widely preferred owing to their immense energy storage capacity. The thermal energy storage (TES) potential of PCMs has been deeply explored for a wide range of applications, including solar/electrothermal energy storage, waste heat storage, and utilization, building energy-saving, and thermal regulations. The inherent shortcomings like leakage during phase transition and poor thermal conductivity hamper their extensive usage. Nevertheless, it has been addressed by their shape stabilization with porous materials and dispersing highly conductive nanoparticles. Nanoparticles suspended in traditional phase change materials enhance the thermal conductivity. The addition of these nanoparticles to the conventional PCM enhances the storage. In this book, the history of Nano Enhanced Phase Change Materials (NEPCM), preparation techniques, properties, theoretical modeling and correlations, and the effect of all these factors on the potential applications such as: solar energy, electronics cooling, heat exchangers, building, battery thermal management, thermal energy storage are discussed in detail. Future challenges and future work scope have been included. The information from this book can enable the readers to come up with novel techniques, resolve existing research limitations, and come up with novel NEPCM, that can be implemented for various applications.
Table of Contents- Introduction to Nano Enhanced Phase Change Materials (Dr. Zafar & Dr. Pandey)
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Nano Enhanced Phase Change Materials
1.3. Scope
Overview of PCMs (Dr. Muhammad Farooq, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, 39161 Lahore, Pakistan, &Dr. Zafar Said)
2.1. Classification of PCMs
2.2. PCM selection criteria
2.3. Improvement of the thermal performance of PCMs
- Synthesis, characterization, and stability of NEPCM (Dr. Syam, Dr. Feroz (ferozs2005@gmail.com), Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, AlKhobar, Saudi Arabia, & Dr. Zafar Said)
2.1 Preparation of NEPCM
2.2. NEPCM preparation techniques
- Influence of nanoparticles on thermophysical properties of PCMs (Dr. Arun & Amit)
4.1. Melting point
4.2. Thermal conductivity
4.3. Latent heat capacity
4.4. Phase change temperature
4.5. Effect of thermal cycles
4.6. Thermal diffusivity
4.7. Density
4.8. Viscosity
4.9. Thermo-physical properties after thermal cycles
4.10. Interaction between different properties
- Nanostructure–based colloidal suspension for thermal enhancement for NEPCM (Dr. Syam, Dr. Feroz (ferozs2005@gmail.com), and Dr. Essam ejassim@pmu.edu.sa, Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, AlKhobar, Saudi Arabia, & Dr. Zafar Said)
5.1. Nanoparticle–based colloidal suspensions
5.2. Nanotube–based colloidal suspensions
5.3. Nanofibre–based colloidal suspensions
- Theoretical Analysis and correlations for predicting properties and Evaluation methods for NEPCMs (Jeeja Jacob, Jeyraj Selvaraj,UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Research Centre, University of Malaya, Malaysia)
- Application of nano-enhanced PCMs in Solar Energy (Dr. Arun, Amit Kumar, Mechanical Engineering Department, Institute of Engineering & Technology, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India and & Dr. Zafar Said)
7.1. Solar applications
7.1.1. Solar water heaters
7.1.2. Solar air heaters
7.1.3. Solar thermal power exchanger
7.1.4. Solar cooker
7.1.5. Solar collectors
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Application of nano-enhanced PCMs in Buildings (Praveen Kumar Tyagi, Rajan Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab 144011, India & Dr. Zafar Said)
- Application of nano-enhanced PCMs in Electronics devices (Kapil Chopra, V.V. Tyagi
School of Energy Management, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, J&K State)
Application of nano-enhanced PCMs in Textiles (R. Reji Kumar, M.Samykano, College of Engineering, University Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang)
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Soft computing tool (intelligent techniques) for nano-enhanced PCM (Dr. Zafar & Dr. Prabhakar (School of Engineering Sciences, Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University, Delhi 110089, India) & Dr. Pandey)
- Challenges and difficulties in developing Nano Enhanced Phase Change Materials and Way forward (Dr. Zafar & Dr. Pandey)
12.1. Stability
12.2. Economic aspect, environmental impact and safety issue
12.3. Cost
12.4. Sonication effect
12.5. Degradation of original properties
