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Thermal energy storage using phase change materials (PCMs) is a research topic that has attracted much attention in recent decades. This is mainly due to the potential use of PCMs as latent storage media in a large variety of applications. Although many kinds of PCMs are already commercial products, advanced materials with improved properties and new latent storage concepts are required to better meet the specific requirements of different applications. Moreover, the development of common validation procedures for PCMs is an important issue that should be addressed in order to achieve commercial deployment and implementation of these kinds of materials in latent storage systems. The key subjects addressed on the five papers included in this Special Issue are related to methodologies for material selection, PCM validation and assessment procedures, innovative approaches of PCM applications together with simulation and testing of latent storage prototypes.
thermal energy storage (TES) --- phase change material (PCM) --- heating and cooling --- material selection --- selection methodology --- heat transfer --- high power --- latent heat --- energy storage --- heat exchanger --- lithium-ion battery --- thermal management --- phase change material --- temperature --- heat dissipation fins --- capacity --- phase change materials (PCM) --- latent heat storage --- degradation --- thermal cycling stability --- stable supercooling --- latent heat thermal storage --- pcm --- 0D dynamic model --- multi-energy system --- district heating --- thermal network --- n/a
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There is increasingly intensive research for energy storage technologies development due to the enhanced energy needs of the contemporary societies. Increased global energy consumption results in the reduction in the availability of traditional energy resources, such as coal, oil and natural gas. Therefore, there is an urgent need for new systems development based on the conversion and storage of sustainable and clean energy. Phase change materials (PCMs) are one of the key components for the development of advanced sustainable solutions in renewable energy and engineering systems. In order to update the field of renewable energy and engineering systems with the use of PCMs, a Special Issue entitled “Phase Change Materials: Design and Applications” is introduced. This book gathers and reviews the collection of ten contributions (nine articles and one review), with authors from Europe, Asia and Americam accepted for publication in the aforementioned Special Issue of Applied Sciences.
phase change materials --- thermal energy storage --- energy efficiency --- building applications --- construction materials --- phase-change material --- dispersion --- thermal-mechanical stability --- viscosity --- supercooling --- nucleating agent --- cold storage --- battery cooling --- LPMO --- Fourier Transform ac Voltammetry (FTacV) --- cyclic voltammetry --- Direct Electron Transfer (DET) --- lathrate hydrate --- tetrabutylammonium acrylate (TBAAc) --- crystal growth --- ultrasonic vibration --- polyurethane elastomers --- microencapsulated PCMs --- thermal properties --- mechanical properties --- phase change material --- sugar alcohol --- erythritol --- latent heat storage --- thermal stability --- degradation kinetics --- PCM --- mini-channels --- air --- melting --- solidification --- latent heat thermal energy storage --- phase change materials (PCM) --- macro-encapsulation --- rectangular slab --- experimental study --- sodium nitrate --- thermal conductivity --- microencapsulation --- latent heat --- multicriteria decision --- finite element --- automotive --- energy storage --- n/a
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The Tsinghua University–University of Waterloo Joint Research Center for Micro/Nano Energy & Environment Technology (JCMEET) is a platform. It was established on Nov.11, 2017. The Chairperson of University Council of Tsinghua University, Dr. Xu Chen, and the President of the University of Waterloo, Dr. Feridun Hamdullahpur, attended the opening ceremony and unveiled the nameplate for the joint research center on 29th of March, 2018. The research center serves as a platform for researchers at both universities to conduct joint research in the targeted areas, and to meet regularly for information exchange, talent exchange, and knowledge mobilization, especially in the fields of micro/nano, energy, and environmental technologies. The center focuses on three main interests: micro/nano energy technology, micro/nano pollution control technology, and relevant fundamental research. In order to celebrate the first anniversary of the Joint Research Center, we were invited to serve as the Guest Editors of this Special Issue of Materials focusing on the topic of micro/nano-materials for clean energy and environment. It collects research papers from a broad range of topics related to micro/nanostructured materials aimed at future energy resources, low emission energy conversion, energy storage, energy efficiency improvement, air emission control, air monitoring, air cleaning, and many other related applications. This Special Issue provides an opportunity and example for the international community to discuss how to actively address the energy and environment issues that we are facing.
particle size --- nanoplates --- filter paper --- potassium-based adsorbent --- Limestone --- engine filtration --- particle deposition --- airborne nanoparticle --- CaO --- air filtration --- DFT --- nanoparticles --- model --- multiscale model --- building materials --- shale --- adsorption --- passive building systems --- thermal energy storage (TES) --- As2O3 --- nanofibers --- product island --- TGA --- water quality --- oxidation kinetics --- failure --- loading performance --- kinetics --- pressure decay method --- concrete --- airborne dust --- mortar --- flame synthesis --- permeability measurement --- flame stabilizing on a rotating surface (FSRS) --- particle concentration --- submicro-fiber --- rotational speed --- phase change material (PCM) --- PM2.5 --- load modification --- oxygen carrier --- amalgam --- CO2 adsorption --- Karlovitz number --- cellulose nanofiber --- Lyocell fiber --- microscopic characteristics --- sulfation --- spectral blue shift
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Materials with sound-absorbing or sound-insulating properties have been rapidly evolving in recent years for several reasons. On one side, there is the ever-increasing awareness of the adverse effects that noise and lack of acoustic comfort may have on human health. On the other, the availability of more sophisticated fabrication techniques, calculation methods, and new materials, has stimulated researchers and, more and more frequently, industry to develop customized materials with improved properties.This book collects contributions from different researchers covering several topics. A group of papers investigated the use of 3D printing to obtain perforated panels with extended frequency response, as well as to ideally design an optimized cell distribution to print (when fabrication techniques will make it possible) a porous material with a broader sound absorption. The role of the geometrical and microstructural properties of granular molecular sieves is investigated by another paper. A second group of papers focused its attention on the use of natural or recycled components to create a skeleton of porous materials with good sound-absorbing properties and low environmental impact. Cigarette butts, recycled textile waste, and almond skins have been investigated by different authors.Finally, the last batch of papers included a review of sound insulation properties of innovative concretes and two research papers focussing on a numerical and experimental analysis of wood plastic composite (WPC) panels and on the potential of semi-active solutions employing compressible constrained layer damping (CCLD).
perforated panel --- absorber array --- low frequency absorption --- sound absorber --- cigarette butts --- sustainable material --- recycling --- variability analysis --- textile waste --- biopolymers --- sound absorption --- sustainable materials --- circular economy --- polyurethane foam --- thermal property --- phase change material --- flame retardant --- perforated plates with extended tubes --- porous materials --- periodic absorber --- wood plastic composite --- transmission loss --- radiation efficiency --- orthotropic panel --- wavenumber analysis --- molecular sieve pellets --- impedance tube --- sound transmission loss --- semi-active damping --- sandwich panel --- morphing structure --- compressible constrained layer damping --- composite materials --- anisotropic materials --- optimized absorption --- diffuse field --- graded properties --- agro-waste --- hygrothermal performances --- concrete --- noise --- acoustic properties --- sound-absorbing --- sound-reflecting --- n/a
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The Special Issue “Refrigeration Systems and Applications” aims to encourage researchers to address the concerns associated with climate change and the sustainability of artificial cold production systems, and to further the transition to the more sustainable technologies and methodologies of tomorrow through theoretical, experimental, and review research on the different applications of refrigeration and associated topics.
artificial neural network --- P-? indicator diagram --- r1234ze(e) --- experimental --- ethylene-glycol nanofluids --- HFO --- magneto-caloric effect --- thermodynamic analysis --- HVAC --- refrigerant reclamation --- domestic refrigeration system --- distillation --- R-410A --- energy efficiency --- energy consumption --- LiCl-H2O --- acetoxy silicone rubber --- exergy analysis --- two-phase ejector --- modelling --- Cu nanofluids --- off-design behaviors --- eddy currents --- heat transfer --- phase change material --- r1234yf --- superheating --- irreversibility --- gadolinium --- CFD --- artificial neural network (ANN) --- CO2 --- chiller energy consumption --- vapor compression system --- thermal energy storage --- heat pump --- nanofluids --- thermodynamic performance --- transiting exergy --- caloric cooling --- solid-state cooling --- LiBr-H2O --- parasitic heat load --- hydraulic turbine --- calculation model --- magnetic refrigeration --- coefficient of performance --- transcritical system --- magnetocaloric effect --- LaFe13 ? x ? yCoxSiy --- twin-screw refrigeration compressor --- absorption refrigeration system --- thermal load --- ejector refrigeration technology --- barocaloric
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With the advances in high-speed computer technology, complex heat transfer and fluid flow problems can be solved computationally with high accuracy. Computational modeling techniques have found a wide range of applications in diverse fields of mechanical, aerospace, energy, environmental engineering, as well as numerous industrial systems. Computational modeling has also been used extensively for performance optimization of a variety of engineering designs. The purpose of this book is to present recent advances, as well as up-to-date progress in all areas of innovative computational heat transfer and fluid mechanics, including both fundamental and practical applications. The scope of the present book includes single and multiphase flows, laminar and turbulent flows, heat and mass transfer, energy storage, heat exchangers, respiratory flows and heat transfer, biomedical applications, porous media, and optimization. In addition, this book provides guidelines for engineers and researchers in computational modeling and simulations in fluid mechanics and heat transfer.
auxiliary feedwater system --- cavitation --- computational fluid dynamics --- in-service testing --- multiphase flow --- multi-stage orifice --- nonuniform metal foam --- melting heat transfer --- thermal energy storage --- conical swirl atomizer --- atomization --- CFD --- Eulerian model --- heat transfer coefficient --- micro-fins --- friction factor --- numerical methods --- micro- and macro-parameters of the atomized liquid --- mechanism of effervescent-swirl atomization --- efficiency of atomization process --- effervescent-swirl atomizer --- fixed-bed reactor --- wall structures --- complex particle shapes --- process intensification --- heat transfer --- photovoltaic cell efficiency --- thermal regulation --- energy and light harvesting --- irreversibility losses --- quantum dynamics --- nature-inspired mimicking --- heat transfer enhancement --- radiation insert --- numerical simulations --- performance evaluation criteria --- thermal efficiency --- particle sedimentation --- resistance force --- fractional-order integro-differential equation --- laplace transform --- Mittag–Leffler function --- block-pulse operational matrix --- Nu number --- microchannel heat sink --- trefoil ribs --- thermal enhancement --- thermal resistance --- triple-tube heat exchanger --- twisted fin array --- phase change material --- solidification --- nanofluids advantages and disadvantages --- thermal hydraulic performance --- vortex generators --- micro-channel
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The open access journal Micromachines invites manuscript submissions for the Special Issue “Silicon Photonics Bloom”. The past two decades have witnessed a tremendous growth of silicon photonics. Lab-scale research on simple passive component designs is now being expanded by on-chip hybrid systems architectures. With the recent injection of government and private funding, we are living the 1980s of the electronic industry, when the first merchant foundries were established. Soon, we will see more and more merchant foundries proposing well-established electronic design tools, product development kits, and mature component libraries. The open access journal Micromachines invites the submission of manuscripts in the developing area of silicon photonics. The goal of this Special Issue is to highlight the recent developments in this cutting-edge technology.]
quantum dot --- silicon nanocrystals --- light emitting diode --- vertical grating coupler --- WDM transmitter --- optical interconnects --- silicon photonics --- silicon optical modulator --- Silicon Photonics --- off-chip coupling --- polarisation controller --- integrated polarimeter --- polarisation multiplexing --- polarisation shift keying --- germanium --- integrated optics --- optoelectronics --- photoconductivity --- terahertz --- frequency combs --- heterogeneous integration --- second-harmonic generation --- supercontinuum --- integrated photonics --- mode-locked lasers --- nonlinear optics --- microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) --- electrostatic actuator --- parallel plate actuation --- optical switch --- silicon-on-insulator (SOI) --- micro-platform --- optical waveguide --- silicon nitride photonics --- phase change material --- integrated silicon photonic circuits --- nanophononics --- modulator --- multimode interferometer --- photonics integrated circuit --- carrier plasma --- Mach–Zehnder interferometers --- silicon oxynitride --- thin film --- photoluminescence --- chemical vapor deposition --- physical vapor deposition --- dispersion control --- Bragg gratings --- photonic processors --- unitary transformation --- amorphous silicon oxycarbide --- nitrogen doping --- defect --- plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition --- n/a --- Mach-Zehnder interferometers
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The transition towards renewable energy sources and “green” technologies for energy generation and storage is expected to mitigate the climate emergency in the coming years. However, in many cases, this progress has been hampered by our dependency on critical materials or other resources that are often processed at high environmental burdens. Yet, many studies have shown that environmental and energy issues are strictly interconnected and require a comprehensive understanding of resource management strategies and their implications. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is among the most inclusive analytical techniques to analyze sustainability benefits and trade-offs within complex systems and, in this Special Issue, it is applied to assess the mutual influences of environmental and energy dimensions. The selection of original articles, reviews, and case studies addressed covers some of the main driving applications for energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions, including power generation, bioenergy, biorefinery, building, and transportation. An insightful perspective on the current topics and technologies, and emerging research needs, is provided. Alone or in combination with integrative methodologies, LCA can be of pivotal importance and constitute the scientific foundation on which a full system understanding can be reached.
life cycle assessment --- harmonization --- photovoltaic --- perovskite solar cell --- manufacturing process --- environmental impact --- greenhouse gas --- gasification --- swine manure management --- ground-source heat pumps --- space conditioning --- environmental sustainability --- life cycle assessment (LCA) --- phase-change material (PCM) --- CED --- Eco-indicator 99 --- IPCC --- LCA --- photovoltaics panels --- recycling --- landfill --- embodied energy --- embodied carbon --- life-cycle embodied performance --- metropolitan area --- in-city --- transport energy intensity --- well to wheel --- material structure --- photovoltaics --- waste management --- EROI --- net energy --- energy scenario --- energy transition --- electricity --- grid mix --- storage --- decarbonization --- biofuel policy --- GHG mitigation --- energy security --- indirect land use change --- carbon dioxide capture --- activated carbon --- environmental impacts --- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) --- Material Flow Analysis (MFA) --- Criticality --- traction batteries --- forecast --- supply --- exergy --- sustainability --- review --- bioenergy --- geographic information system (GIS) --- harvesting residues --- energy metrics --- PHAs --- bio-based polymers --- biodegradable plastics --- pyrolysis --- volatile fatty acids --- phase change materials --- PCM --- thermal energy storage --- Storage LCA Tool --- Speicher LCA --- n/a
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This book focuses on the progress in modern energy processes, systems and equipment. Since the beginning of humankind, energy has been the most important need for each human and living being. Thus, the development of different ways of energy conversion that can be applied to cover growing energy needs has become a crucial challenge for scientists and engineers around the world, making the power industry, in which operation is based on subsequent energy conversion processes, one of the most important fields of the local, national, and global economy today. Progress in precise description, modeling, and optimization of physical phenomena related to the energy conversion processes bounded to large and dispersed power systems is a key research and development field of the economy.
fuel burners --- asphalt roofing --- heating equipment --- biogas treatment --- volatile methylsiloxanes --- siloxane concentrations --- adsorbents --- regeneration --- biogas --- deep eutectic solvents --- upgrading --- absorption --- COSMO-RS --- economic analysis --- air pollution --- PM2.5 dust --- ORC --- working fluid --- selection method --- volumetric expander --- thermodynamic analysis --- lignite mine --- PM2.5 --- PM10 --- WRF-CALMET/CALPUFF --- health risk --- grill --- barbecue --- stove --- boiler --- charcoal briquettes --- liquid propane --- particulate matter --- gaseous air pollutants --- energy performance gap --- user behavior --- energy poverty --- pre-war tenement building --- Trilateral Flash Cycle --- T-s diagram --- adiabatic expansion --- retrofit --- CO2 power cycle --- low-temperature phase change material --- paraffin wax --- thermal energy storage --- numerical modelling --- scanning electron microscope --- microturbine --- stirling engine --- fuel cell --- expander --- vane --- lobe --- screw --- piston --- Wankel --- gerotor --- microcogeneration --- CHP --- hydrofluoroolefins --- hydrofluorocarbons --- refrigerants --- low GWP --- energy conversion --- fuels --- energy storage --- ecological and legal aspects
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This reprint presents various aspects of the future grid, which is the next generation of the electrical grid and will enable the smart integration of conventional, renewable, and distributed power generation, energy storage, transmission and distribution, and demand management. Renewable energy is crucial in transitioning to a less carbon-intensive economy and a more sustainable energy system. The high penetration and uncertain power outputs of renewable energy pose great challenges to the stable operation of energy systems. The deployment of the smart grid is revolutionary, and also imperative around the world. It involves and deals with multidisciplinary fields such as energy sources, control systems, communications, computational generation, transmission, distribution, customer operations, markets, and service providers. Smart grids are emerging in both developed and developing countries, with the aim of achieving a reliable and secure electricity supply. Smart grids will eventually require standards, policy, and a regulatory framework for successful implementation. This reprint addresses the emerging and advanced green energy technologies for a sustainable and resilient future grid, and provides a platform to enhance interdisciplinary research and share the most recent ideas.
Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- islanded mode --- microgrid --- decentralized control --- robust tracking --- invariant set --- thermal energy storage --- parabolic dish --- latent heat --- phase change material --- heat transfer fluid --- bio-inspired algorithms --- wireless sensor network --- genetic algorithm --- particle swarm optimization --- advanced metering infrastructure --- blockchain --- Ethereum --- isolated DC–DC converter --- photovoltaics --- LLC resonant converter --- dual-bridge --- wide voltage range --- power optimizer --- coordinated control --- vehicle-to-grid --- primary frequency control --- secondary frequency control --- state of charge --- decentralized --- Simulink model --- dimensionality reduction --- simple linear regression --- multiple linear regression --- polynomial regression --- load forecasting --- VSC (voltage source converter) --- PLL (Phase-Locked Loop) --- weak grid --- small signal stability --- eigenvalues --- demand-side management --- low-power consumer electronic appliances --- low-voltage distribution system --- non-intrusive identification of appliance usage patterns --- power quality --- smart home --- true power factor --- total harmonic distortion --- renewable energy sources --- energy management system --- communication technologies --- microgrid standards --- third-order sliding mode control --- asynchronous generators --- variable speed dual-rotor wind turbine --- direct field-oriented control --- integral-proportional --- transformer --- internal fault currents --- magnetic inrush currents --- extended Kalman filter (EKF) algorithm --- harmonic estimation --- DC microgrid --- fault --- cluster --- DC/DC converter --- fault current limiter (FCL) --- multi-objective --- renewable energy --- profit-based scheduling --- Equilibrium Optimizer --- smart grid --- campus microgrid --- batteries --- prosumer market --- distributed generation --- renewable energy resources --- energy storage system --- distributed energy resources --- demand response --- load clustering techniques --- sizing methodologies --- digital signal processing --- green buildings --- spectral analysis --- spectral kurtosis --- life-cycle cost --- optimal scheduling --- reinforcement learning --- enabling technologies --- energy community --- smart meter --- nanogrid --- platform --- power cloud --- n/a --- isolated DC-DC converter
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