TY - BOOK ID - 145857568 TI - Phase Change Materials: Design and Applications PY - 2022 PB - Basel MDPI Books DB - UniCat KW - Research & information: general KW - Physics KW - phase change materials KW - thermal energy storage KW - energy efficiency KW - building applications KW - construction materials KW - phase-change material KW - dispersion KW - thermal-mechanical stability KW - viscosity KW - supercooling KW - nucleating agent KW - cold storage KW - battery cooling KW - LPMO KW - Fourier Transform ac Voltammetry (FTacV) KW - cyclic voltammetry KW - Direct Electron Transfer (DET) KW - lathrate hydrate KW - tetrabutylammonium acrylate (TBAAc) KW - crystal growth KW - ultrasonic vibration KW - polyurethane elastomers KW - microencapsulated PCMs KW - thermal properties KW - mechanical properties KW - phase change material KW - sugar alcohol KW - erythritol KW - latent heat storage KW - thermal stability KW - degradation kinetics KW - PCM KW - mini-channels KW - air KW - melting KW - solidification KW - latent heat thermal energy storage KW - phase change materials (PCM) KW - macro-encapsulation KW - rectangular slab KW - experimental study KW - sodium nitrate KW - thermal conductivity KW - microencapsulation KW - latent heat KW - multicriteria decision KW - finite element KW - automotive KW - energy storage UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145857568 AB - 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. ER -