Thermal Energy Storage: Systems and Applications

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Basic Introductory Thermal Aspects -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Systems of Units -- 1.3 Fundamental Properties and Quantities -- 1.3.1 Mass, Time, Length, and Force -- 1.3.2 Pressure -- 1.3.3 Temperature -- 1.3.4 Specific Volume and Density -- 1.3.5 Mass and Volumetric Flow Rates -- 1.4 General Aspects of Thermodynamics -- 1.4.1 Thermodynamic Systems -- 1.4.2 Process -- 1.4.3 Cycle -- 1.4.4 Thermodynamic Property -- 1.4.5 Sensible and Latent Heats -- 1.4.6 Latent Heat of Fusion -- 1.4.7 Vapor -- 1.4.8 Thermodynamic Tables -- 1.4.9 State and Change of State -- 1.4.10 Specific Internal Energy -- 1.4.11 Specific Enthalpy --…