Phase change materials, or PCMs, are substances that, when they undergo a change in their physical state—that is, when they shift from a solid to a liquid and vice versa—absorb or release significant quantities of heat that is said to be “latent.”
Published in Chapter:
Materials for Phase Change Heat Storage in Scheffler Reflectors: A Sustainable and Perceptive Analysis of Renewable Energy
Dharmesh Dhabliya (Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, India),
Ankur Gupta (Vaish College of Engineering, India),
Nitin N. Sakhare (Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, India), Sharayu Ikhar (Yashika Journal Publications Pvt. Ltd., India), Ritika Dhabliya (Yashika Journal Publications Pvt. Ltd., India), Rahul Sharma (Auricle Global Society of Education and Research, India), and
Sabyasachi Pramanik (Haldia Institute of Technology, India)
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DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-1297-1.ch011
Abstract
In order for humans to meet their fundamental needs, energy is required. The main sources of natural energy are carbon-based fuels such as biomass and fossil fuels. These fuels made of carbon are scarce and harmful to the environment. Innovative, clean, and environmentally friendly energy solutions are desperately needed. Particularly in light of the global issues posed by population expansion, the environment, and economic growth, solar energy may be a workable alternative for sustainable development. The Scheffler is a unique kind of solar concentrator that can quickly attain a high temperature. By adding a heat storage unit, Scheffler's capacity to retain heat may be greatly boosted. This study compares the thermal and physical properties, such as density, thermal conductivity, and melting point, of various thermal storage materials that are used to store heat energy for a longer amount of time, such as bricks, concrete, water, phase change material (PCM), latent heat storage material (LHS), aluminum, iron, molten salts, silicon, etc.