Ultra-High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage, Transfer and Conversion

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-0-12-819955-8
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 770 g

Ultra-High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage, Transfer and Conversion presents a comprehensive analysis of thermal energy storage systems operating at beyond 800°C. Editor Dr. Alejandro Datas and his team of expert contributors from a variety of regions summarize the main technological options and the most relevant materials and characterization considerations to enable the reader to make the most effective and efficient decisions.This book helps the reader to solve the very specific challenges associated with working within an ultra-high temperature energy storage setting. It condenses and summarizes the latest knowledge, covering fundamentals, device design, materials selection and applications, as well as thermodynamic cycles and solid-state devices for ultra-high temperature energy conversion.This book provides a comprehensive and multidisciplinary guide to engineers and researchers in a variety of fields including energy conversion, storage, cogeneration, thermodynamics, numerical methods, CSP, and materials engineering. It firstly provides a review of fundamental concepts before exploring numerical methods for fluid-dynamics and phase change materials, before presenting more complex elements such as heat transfer fluids, thermal insulation, thermodynamic cycles, and a variety of energy conversation methods including thermophotovoltaic, thermionic, and combined heat and power.

Zielgruppe

<p>Thermal Energy Engineers and researchers, specifically those involved in ultra-high temperatures, heat transfer and thermodynamics; engineers and researchers in energy storage at temperatures above 1,000ºC; graduate students in energy engineering disciplines, especially those in thermal processes and high temperature thermal energy applications. Those in aerospace and manufacturing fields with interest in advance high temperature thermal propulsion systems and high temperature materials; engineers in solar energy</p>

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Technische Thermodynamik
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energieumwandlung, Energiespeicherung
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Thermische Energieerzeugung, Wärmeübertragung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Fundamentals of high temperature thermal energy storage, transfer and conversion
2. Thermo-chemically regenerative flow batteries for solar electricity generation and storage
3. Ultra-high temperature sensible heat storage and heat transfer fluids
4. Phase change materials for high temperature operation
5. Solid/liquid interaction between Si-based phase change materials and refractories
6. Techniques for measuring ultra-high temperature thermophysical properties of silicon-based alloys"
7. Numerical methods for phase change materials
8. Ultra-high temperature thermal insulation
9. Dynamic systems for ultra-high temperature energy storage, transfer and conversion
10. Thermionic and thermoelectric energy conversion
11. Thermophotovoltaic energy conversion
12. Ultra-high temperature space power applications
13. Commercialisation of ultra-high temperature energy storage applications: the 1414 Degrees approach