IntechOpen eBooks,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 23, 2024
Phase
change
materials
(PCMs)
have
been
envisioned
for
thermal
energy
storage
(TES)
and
management
applications
(TMAs),
such
as
supplemental
cooling
air-cooled
condensers
in
power
plants
(to
obviate
water
usage),
electronics
reduce
the
environmental
footprint
of
data
centers),
buildings.
In
recent
reports,
machine
learning
(ML)
techniques
deployed
to
improve
sustainability,
performance,
resilience,
robustness,
reliability
TES
platforms
that
use
PCMs
by
leveraging
Cold
Finger
Technique
(CFT)
avoid
supercooling
(since
can
degrade
effectiveness
TES).
Recent
studies
shown
be
enhanced
using
additives,
nucleators
gelling
agents,
including
organic
(paraffin
wax)
inorganic
(e.g.,
salt
hydrates
eutectics)
PCMs.
Additionally,
material
compatibility
with
different
metals
alloys
also
garnered
significant
attention.
Long-term
demonstrating
stability
candidate
will
summarized
this
review
book
chapter.
Energy and Built Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Cold
storage
technology
is
useful
to
alleviate
the
mismatch
between
cold
energy
demand
and
supply.
The
integration
of
in
cooling
system
an
effective
approach
improve
reliability
performance.
This
review
provides
overview
recent
advances
thermal
(CTES)
refrigeration
systems
discusses
operation
control
for
optimization.
Firstly,
composition
principles
coupled
with
CTES
are
presented.
Special
attention
was
paid
medium
phase
change
material
(PCM)
high
density
stable
temperature.
Then,
based
on
classification
driven
energy,
different
applications
passive
or
active
classified,
including
building
cooling,
chain
logistics,
other
systems.
Most
importantly,
which
necessary
performance
optimization
presented,
operational
strategies,
load
predictions,
economic
evaluation
methods.
Three
types
strategies
summarised
using
water
as
example.
Two
parametric
regression
artificial
neural
network
method,
introduced.
aspects
costs
summarized
terms
initial
equipment
investment
cost,
life-cycle
cost
summarized.
Finally,
outlook
development
given.
