Nano Enhanced Phase Change Materials Preparation, Properties and Applications

This book provides information on thermal energy storage systems incorporating phase change materials (PCMs) which are widely preferred owing to their immense energy storage capacity. The thermal energy storage (TES) potential of PCMs has been deeply explored for a wide range of applications, including solar/electrothermal energy storage, waste heat storage, and utilization, building energy-saving, and thermal regulations. The inherent shortcomings like leakage during phase transition and poor thermal conductivity hamper their extensive usage. Nevertheless, it has been addressed by their shape stabilization with porous materials and dispersing highly conductive nanoparticles. Nanoparticles suspended in traditional phase change materials enhance the thermal conductivity. The addition of these nanoparticles to the conventional PCM enhances the storage. In this book, the history of Nano Enhanced Phase Change Materials (NEPCM), preparation techniques, properties, theoretical modeling and correlations, and the effect of all these factors on the potential applications such as: solar energy, electronics cooling, heat exchangers, building, battery thermal management, thermal energy storage are discussed in detail. Future challenges and future work scope have been included. The information from this book can enable the readers to come up with novel techniques, resolve existing research limitations, and come up with novel NEPCM, that can be implemented for various applications.

Dr. Zafar Said is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sustainable Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Sharjah, U.A.E. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Hons.) from University Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia, and a Ph.D. from the University of Malaya, Malaysia. Post-PhD, he served as a researcher at the iSmart group in the Engineering Systems and Management Department of Khalifa University (formerly Masdar Institute), U.A.E, contributing to external industrial projects. His research interests encompass renewable energy, AI, optimization, and nanofluids, nano enhanced phase change materials, and he has produced over 230+ publications. Recognized among the top 2% of global scientists in the energy field, Dr. Said also ranks within the top 100 scientists in the UAE. His accolades include the 2022 Rising Star Science Star award by Research.com, the 2023 Research and Innovation Award from the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and several faculty awards. Dr. Said serves as a guest editor and editorial board member for several reputed journals.