Thermal Energy Storage: Systems and Applications

This new edition of Thermal Energy Storage Systems offers the up–to–date coverage needed to address recent R&D, including much of the authors’ own work, which furthers more energy efficient and sustainable technological methods and solutions. New material also covers analysis, design and performance improvement as well as life–cycle costing and assessment. The authors address real–life technical and operational problems, enabling the reader to gain an understanding of the fundamental principles and the practical applications of thermal energy storage technology. The book has been thoroughly revised and updated for use as a text on alternative and renewable energy courses, with case studies updated as well as problems added at the end of each chapter.Enables the reader to gain an understanding of the fundamental principles and practical applications of thermal energy storage (TES) technology Includes state–of–the–art descr iptions of many facets of TES systems and applications Summarises significant new research on energy efficient and sustainable technological methods and solutions Allows students to explore the potential of TES systems via computer simulations and to hence appreciate the technical details involved in a TES system design Significantly revised for use as a graduate text on emerging renewable and alternative energy courses, including updated case studies, worked–out examples, problems and solutions at the end of each chapter