Polymers and Phase Change Materials: Past, Present and Future
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 January 2024) | Viewed by 5131
Special Issue Editors
Interests: incorporation of phase change materials in building solutions; CFD analysis; energy performance; energy efficiency; numerical and dynamic simulations; applied mechanics; product development
Interests: civil engineering; optimization algorithms; passive house; energy efficiency; phase change materials; thermal comfort
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Interests: energy efficiency in buildings; use of phase change materials (PCMs) and carbon nanomaterials; materials development; experimental testing of PCM solutions
Interests: energy efficiency in buildings; use of phase change materials (PCMs) and carbon nanomaterials; materials development; experimental testing of PCM solutions
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer materials are widely used everywhere in daily life. At the same time, research in and use of phase change materials (PCM), which began fifty years ago, has seen the most research efforts and developments in recent years. The combination of these two materials has led to the development of new and improved solutions for many areas and applications, due to the new materials’ suitable insulating properties, workability, and easy application. These characteristics allow developing new solutions with enhanced thermal energy storage capacity and energy performance. Some examples of application areas and solutions are associated with the building sector (residential and services), industry (textile, health, transport), and other common fields.
This Special Issue aims to present scientific studies focusing on the development, use, and application of polymer materials with PCM, considering the past, present, and future of these solutions. Review contributions in this subject are also welcome. The topics of interest in this special issue may include but are not limited to the formulation and development of innovative PCM foams; laboratorial and experimental testing of polymer PCM solutions (i.e., solutions with polymer macrocapsules filled with PCM); numerical and/or dynamic simulation of polymer PCM solutions (i.e., insulation wallboards with PCM foams); numerical and/or experimental optimization of polymer PCM solutions; and review of polymer PCM applications and developments.
Dr. Tiago Silva
Dr. António Figueiredo
Dr. Cláudia Amaral
Dr. Nuno Gama
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy efficiency
- innovative applications and solutions
- polymer pcm solutions
- phase change materials
- thermal energy storage
- numerical analysis
- experimental testing
- integrated energy systems
- energy modeling
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