Thermal energy storage : systems and applications / Ibrahim Emir Dincer, Marc A. Rosen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dinçer, İbrahim, 1964-

Contributor:

Rosen, Marc (Marc A.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heat storage.

Mechanical engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (621 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The ability of thermal energy storage (TES) systems to facilitate energy savings, renewable energy use and reduce environmental impact has led to a recent resurgence in their interest. The second edition of this book offers up-to-date coverage of recent energy efficient and sustainable technological methods and solutions, covering analysis, design and performance improvement as well as life-cycle costing and assessment. As well as having significantly revised the book for use as a graduate text, the authors address real-life technical and operational problems, enabling the reader to gain an

Contents:

THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 General Introductory Aspects for Thermal Engineering; 2 Energy Storage Systems; 3 Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Methods; 4 Thermal Energy Storage and Environmental Impact; 5 Thermal Energy Storage and Energy Savings; 6 Energy and Exergy Analyses of Thermal Energy Storage Systems; 7 Numerical Modeling and Simulation of Thermal Energy Storage Systems; 8 Thermal Energy Storage Case Studies; 9 Recent Advances in TES Methods, Technologies, and Applications; Appendix A Conversion Factors

Appendix B Thermophysical Properties Appendix C Glossary; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Rev. ed. of: Thermal energy storage systems and applications / [edited by] Ibrahim Dincer, and Marc Rosen. c2002.

Includes index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612817564

9781119956624

1119956625

9781282817562

1282817566

9780470970751

0470970758

9780470970737

0470970731

OCLC:

671492294