Although facility scale thermal energy storage of sensible heat in the range of 200-550°C has achieved a high maturity, state-ofthe-art approaches are still not very cost effective. An innovative storage concept is thus proposed that avoids the two major costdriving factors of the concrete storage and 2-tank molten salt systems. First, the storage volume is comprised of low-cost sensible storag...

During exercise in the heat, sweat output often exceeds water intake, resulting in hypohydration, which is defined as a body fluid deficit. This fluid deficit is comprised of water loss from both the intracellular and extracellular fluid compartments. Hypohydration during exercise causes a greater heat storage and reduces endurance in comparison with euhydration levels. The greater heat storage...

Efficient, cost effective, and stable high-temperature heat storage material systems are important in applications such as high-temperature industrial processes (metal processing, cement and glass manufacturing, etc.), or electricity storage using advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage. Incorporating phase change media into heat storage systems provides an advantage of storing and rel...

Title of Document: REVIEW OF THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ADSORPTION THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE FOR RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION Gang Li, Master of Science, 2013 Directed by: Research Professor Yunho Hwang, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Thermal energy storage (TES) technologies can reduce or eliminate the peak electric power loads in buildings, and utilize benefit...

A GROWING BODY OF LITERATURE has offered purported evidence of a “central governor” mechanism providing an “anticipatory” control of exercise performance to prevent catastrophic failures of homeostasis in any physiological system (13, 14, 16). The notion that sensations such as “thirst” and “perceived exertion” cause a preemptive reduction in motor unit recruitment and therefore exercise perfor...

Description Thermal energy storage systems have been identified as a promising solution to reduce energy consumption by reducing the mismatch between heat demand and heat supply. Compared to other thermal energy storage systems, thermochemical storage (TCM) has some main advantages: it has a potential higher energy density and thermal energy can be stored for a long period without substantial h...

The state-of-the-art latent heat energy storage system is equipped with aluminum fins at the heat exchanger pipes in order to compensate the low thermal conductivity of the phase change material (PCM). The necessary amount of fins is directly coupled to the capacity of the storage system, what makes larger systems expensive. The PCMflux concept is developed in order to realize both a controllab...

This two-part study explores the development and thermal performance of a coiled-tube heat exchanger for hydrogen fuel cell storage systems utilizing High-Pressure Metal Hydride (HPMH). The primary purpose of this heat exchanger is to tackle the large amounts of heat released from the exothermic hydriding reaction that occurs when the hydrogen is charged into the storage vessel and is absorbed ...

Nickel plated copper heat spreader acts as a medium to dissipate heat from silicon die towards heat-sink. Electroless nickel plating requires catalytic activation before the nickel can be deposited onto copper. Different catalytic activation techniques such as galvanic initiation and thin nickel-copper electrodeposition have diverse impact on the thermal performance of the heat spreader. Surfac...