6 Conclusions and future perspectives

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. 1 Principles of thermal energy storage (TES) 1
4. 2 Latent heat TES and phase change materials (PCMs) 9
5. 3 Polymer-matrix composites 35
6. 4 Multifunctional composites and structural TES materials 53
7. 5 Evaluating the multifunctional performance of structural TES composites 82
8. 6 Conclusions and future perspectives 91
9. References 95
10. Index 105