Thermal Energy Storage in Porous Media: Design and Applications introduces the new design concepts and operation strategies for the core part of heat and mass transfer in thermal energy storage tanks. With a strong focus on design, operation and optimization, the book presents the latest advances in thermal energy storage. Opening with an introduction to latent heat thermal storage, the book then discusses porous media enhanced thermal storage classifications, methods and characterizations. Subsequent topics include energy charging/discharging system design, numerical simulation models and verification, and an analysis of various melting/solidification laws. Finishing with a detailed presentation of applications and containing case studies and real-world examples throughout, this is an essential read for graduate students, researchers and engineers interested in thermal engineering, energy systems, and renewable energy.
Table of Contents
1. An introduction to latent heat thermal storage 2. Porous media enhanced thermal storage 3. Energy charging/discharging system design and experimental results on a composite 4. Numerical simulation model and verification 5. Melting/solidification law of axial-gradient structure in a vertical thermal storage tank 6. Melting/solidification law of radial-gradient structure in a vertical thermal storage tank 7. Melting/solidification law of cross-gradient structure in a vertical thermal storage tank 8. Melting/solidification law of radial-gradient structure in a horizontal thermal storage tank 9. Applications of metal foam enhanced thermal energy storage for district heating
Authors
Xiaohu Yang School of Human Settlement and Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. Dr. Prof. Xiaohu Yang is a professor at the School of Human Settlement and Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. He is the Subject Editor of Elsevier's Advances in Applied Energy and Guest Editors of Applied Energy and Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. Prof. Yang has published more than 100 journal papers in the field of thermal energy storage and thermal transport in porous media. Ming-Jia Li Professor Ming-Jia Li, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, China..Dr. Prof. Ming-Jia Li, Professor in School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, China. She is the associate editor for Applied Thermal Engineering and editorial board members of many prestigious journals in energy field. Prof. Li has published more than 100 journal papers in the field of solar thermal energy utilization, thermodynamics and economic analysis on large-scale energy systems.
Jinyue Yan Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.Dr. Prof. Jinyue Yan, Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology and M�lardalen University, Sweden and now Chair Professor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Prof. Yan is the EiC of Elsevier's journal Advances in Applied Energy and CellPress's journal Nexus. He has served as the editorial board members for many prestigious journals such as Energy, Energy Conversion and Management, Journal of Energy Storage and etc. Prof. Yan has published more than 400 journal in the field of thermal energy utilization, renewable energy systems and CO2 mitigation.
