Heat and cold storage with PCM An up to date introduction into basics and applications /

• Main Authors: Mehling, Harald (Author), Cabeza, Luisa F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Heat and Mass Transfer,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Renewable energy resources.; Chemical engineering.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Fluid mechanics.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Renewable and Green Energy.

Latent heat storage with phase change materials (PCM) has the potential to improve significantly the efficiency of heat and cold storages and to reduce their size considerably. The book is an introduction into the field for researchers and students. It summarizes and explains the basics, general con...