Absorption Thermal Energy Storage: Fundamentals and Advances
Wei Wu · Zhixiong Ding · Yunren Sui
Sep 2025 · Elsevier
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Absorption Thermal Energy Storage: Fundamentals and Advances highlights the key findings and innovative approaches necessary for advancing absorption thermal energy storage systems. The book delves into advanced sorption cycles, novel working fluids, and the evaluation of design considerations. It also covers optimization techniques and performance assessment methodologies, making it a critical resource for developing efficient storage solutions towards a sustainable and low-carbon future. Its comprehensive coverage of design considerations, optimization techniques, and performance assessment methodologies make it indispensable for those aiming to develop efficient energy storage solutions.Discover groundbreaking insights and practical solutions for the research, development, and promotion of absorption thermal energy storage in this contemporary reference book. Authored by a team of expert researchers, this text presents innovative approaches to enhance the performance of absorption thermal energy storage systems. From the exploration of advanced sorption cycles to novel working fluids, the book provides essential knowledge for engineers, educators, students, and researchers. - Delivers fundamentals, new insights, and innovative technical knowledge to further research, development and advancement of absorption thermal energy storage technology - Explores advanced sorption cycles and novel working fluids for absorption thermal energy storage systems, providing innovative solutions to enhance performance and efficiency - Evaluates design considerations, optimization techniques, and evaluation methodologies for absorption thermal energy storage, guiding researchers and engineers in developing effective solutions - Discusses challenges and future directions of absorption thermal energy storage, addressing potential limitations and tips for overcoming obstacles to successful implementation
About the author
Dr. Wu obtained his PhD degree from Tsinghua University. Prof. Wu is an Associate Professor at City University of Hong Kong in the School of Energy and the Environment. His research is focused on building energy and sustainability technologies (BEST) towards carbon neutrality, including advanced heat pumps, novel working fluids, thermal energy storage, advanced thermal management, renewable energy utilization, and net-zero energy buildings. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers, obtained/filed 23 CN/US patents, and published a Springer Nature book. Prof. Wu is among the Top 2% Most Highly Cited Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University. He has an H-index of 36 (Google Scholar). He received the Willis H. Carrier Young Researcher Award of the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), the Distinguished Associate Award of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Excellent Young Scholar Award of Energy and Built Environment, the HVAC Distinguished Young Scholar Award, and the Academic New Talent of Tsinghua University. He won two Gold Medals at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva and four Gold Medals at the Asian International Innovative Invention Exhibition. He is an editorial board member of several SCI journals.Mr. Ding is a PhD candidate at City University of Hong Kong. His research direction is efficient utilization of low-grade energy, focusing on absorption thermal energy storage toward carbon neutrality. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers and obtained/filed 8 CN/US patents. He has participated in more than 20 HVAC engineering projects. He received the Distinguished PhD Candidate Award of Energy and Built Environment, the Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students at City University of Hong Kong (3 times), and Environmental Paper Award at the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). He won the Gold Medal at the Asian International Innovative Invention Exhibition. He is an editorial board member of several SCI journals.Ms. Sui is a PhD candidate at City University of Hong Kong (August 2024). Her research is focused on efficient utilization of low-grade energy, focusing on absorption thermal energy storage toward carbon neutrality. She has published 20 peer-reviewed papers, and obtained/filed 4 CN/US patents, and participated in more than 20 HVAC engineering projects. She received the Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students at City University of Hong Kong (2 times), and was awarded Gold Medal at the Asian International Innovative Invention Exhibition. She is an editorial board member of several SCI journals.
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