Phase-Change Materials: Solutions and Technologies for Thermal Energy Storage
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G2: Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 December 2023) | Viewed by 2069
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental ceramics; functional coatings; surface phenomena; energy-related applications of ceramics and coatings; catalysts
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: thermal engineering; heat exchangers; CFD simulation; energy storage; energy audits; renewable energy technologies; manufacturing and industrial facilities
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
One of the major goals worldwide is to improve energy efficiency in various sectors, incl. industrial and agro-food sectors, buildings, electronics, etc. Energy management is a priority for achieving a lower carbon footprint. A by-product of various production processes is thermal energy, which is usually not collected and emitted as waste heat. Additionally, during the working life of various products, heat is not used efficiently. Thermal energy storage solutions and technologies that involve phase-change materials provide flexibility and support the integration of renewable energy sources (RES) into the energy system, facilitating the transition to a more efficient management. Thermal energy storage can correct the mismatch between energy production and energy demand when using RES.
This Special Issue will provide a scientific forum for sharing recent advances and innovations in both theoretical and experimental analysis, as well as applications, syntheses and characterizations of phase-change materials. In addition to original research articles, it will contain invited papers and reviews that will provide new insights for future research.
Topics covered can include, but are not limited to:
- Thermal energy storage technologies and applications involving phase-change materials;
- Calculations and simulations;
- Material synthesis and characterization;
- Encapsulation and shape stabilization of phase-change materials and related issues;
- Thermal conductivity and compatibility issues in phase-change material applications;
- Fundamentals of phase-change materials.
Furthermore, cross-disciplinary research and development studies will also be most welcomed.
Prof. Dr. Vassilis Stathopoulos
Dr. Maria K. Koukou
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- thermal energy storage
- phase-change materials
- encapsulation
- calculations
- CFD
