Phase Change Materials for Heat Transfer

Discusses key areas of phase change materials for heat transfer and reports recent progress on how to deal with various aspects

Hafiz Muhammad Ali (Edited by)

9780323919050, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 21 March 2023

324 pages, 260 illustrations (120 in full color)
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.45 kg

Phase Change Materials for Heat Transfer focuses on how to maximize the heat transfer rate and thermal storage capability of PCMs. Various aspects are covered, including preparation of phase change materials to heat transfer enhancement and characteristics with an emphasis on prominent applications. The book is designed in such a manner to cover the broad definitions, introduction, brief history, preparation techniques, thermophysical properties and heat transfer characteristics with mathematical models, performance-affecting factors and the applications and challenges of PCMs. This handbook will prove invaluable to readers interested in a resource with the latest information in this emerging field.

1. Introduction and history of phase change materials’ heat transfer 2. Thermal conductivity enhancement of phase change materials 3. Heat transfer enhancement of phase change materials 4. Heat transfer in metal foam infused PCM: A case study 5. Phase change materials (PCMs) applications in solar energy systems 6. Phase change material application in heat sink: Microencapsulated PCM 7. Battery thermal management using phase change material 8. Phase change materials applications in buildings 9. Evolution of heat transfer in phase change material 10. Phase change materials for battery thermal management

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]