Elsevier Navigating a Sustainable Future with Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage

Navigating a Sustainable Future with Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage provides a guide to PCMs that encompasses fundamental principles, recent innovations, and interdisciplinary applications. By offering detailed insight into improved PCM performance, cost-effective production, and integration with renewable energy and smart technologies, this book equips readers with the necessary knowledge to advance energy efficiency, meet regulatory requirements and achieve sustainability goals. Written for researchers and students in the fields of material science, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, and energy engineering, especially those with a focus on thermal energy storage, Navigating a Sustainable Future with Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage is sure to be a welcomed resource. Explores how to integrate PCMs into building materials for thermal regulation, thermal comfort, and for hybridizing with building cooling units, data on the thermal properties and longevity of different PCMs, and compliance with energy efficiency regulations Contains insights into the latest advancements in PCM technology for energy storage, methods to enhance the efficiency of renewable energy systems, and strategies for integrating PCMs into existing energy infrastructure Offers data on PCMs that can enhance thermal management of batteries in electric and hybrid vehicles, information on the durability and safety of PCMs in automotive applications, and case studies of successful PCM integration Presents information on PCMs suitable for electronics cooling, techniques for integrating PCMs into electronic devices, and performance metrics for different PCMs Highlights research on new PCM materials and composites, synthesis techniques for producing PCMs, and analysis of the physical and chemical properties of PCMs