Thermal Energy Storage: Systems and Applications

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Basic Introductory Thermal Aspects -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Systems of Units -- 1.3 Fundamental Properties and Quantities -- 1.3.1 Mass, Time, Length, and Force -- 1.3.2 Pressure -- 1.3.3 Temperature -- 1.3.4 Specific Volume and Density -- 1.3.5 Mass and Volumetric Flow Rates -- 1.4 General Aspects of Thermodynamics -- 1.4.1 Thermodynamic Systems -- 1.4.2 Process -- 1.4.3 Cycle -- 1.4.4 Thermodynamic Property -- 1.4.5 Sensible and Latent Heats -- 1.4.6 Latent Heat of Fusion -- 1.4.7 Vapor -- 1.4.8 Thermodynamic Tables -- 1.4.9 State and Change of State -- 1.4.10 Specific Internal Energy -- 1.4.11 Specific Enthalpy -- 1.4.12 Specific Entropy -- 1.4.13 Pure Substance -- 1.4.14 Ideal Gases -- 1.4.15 Energy Transfer -- 1.4.16 Heat -- 1.4.17 Work -- 1.4.18 The First Law of Thermodynamics -- 1.4.19 The Second Law of Thermodynamics -- 1.4.20 Reversibility and Irreversibility -- 1.4.21 Exergy -- 1.5 General Aspects of Fluid Flow -- 1.5.1 Classification of Fluid Flows -- 1.5.2 Viscosity -- 1.5.3 Equations of Flow -- 1.5.4 Boundary Layer -- 1.6 General Aspects of Heat Transfer -- 1.6.1 Conduction Heat Transfer -- 1.6.2 Convection Heat Transfer -- 1.6.3 Radiation Heat Transfer -- 1.6.4 Thermal Resistance -- 1.6.5 The Composite Wall -- 1.6.6 The Cylinder -- 1.6.7 The Sphere -- 1.6.8 Conduction with Heat Generation -- 1.6.9 Natural Convection -- 1.6.10 Forced Convection -- 1.7 Concluding Remarks -- Nomenclature -- References -- Study Questions/Problems -- Chapter 2 Energy Storage Systems -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Energy Demand -- 2.3 Energy Storage Basics -- 2.4 Energy Storage Methods -- 2.4.1 Mechanical Energy Storage -- 2.4.2 Chemical Energy Storage -- 2.4.3 Electrochemical Energy Storage -- 2.4.4 Biological Storage -- 2.4.5 Magnetic Storage