Table of contents : Front-Matter_2021_Mechanical-Energy-Storage-Technologies Front matter Copyright_2021_Mechanical-Energy-Storage-Technologies Copyright Chapter-One---Classification-of-energy-sto_2021_Mechanical-Energy-Storage-Te Classification of energy storage systems Electrochemical Batteries Lead-acid NiCad/NiMH Metal-air Sodium-nickel chloride Flow batteries Supercapacitors Chemical Electrical Capacitors Superconducting magnetics Thermal Sensible thermal energy storage Latent thermal energy storage Mechanical Pumped hydroelectric storage Flywheel Compressed air energy storage Pumped heat electricity storage New emerging storages High-temperature heat and power storage Subcooled CAES Gravitational storage References Chapter-Two---Thermal-energy-system_2021_Mechanical-Energy-Storage-Technolog Thermal energy systems Fundamentals STES systems LTES systems TCTES systems SeTES systems CTES systems Mathematical model STES systems LTES systems TCTES systems SeTES systems Hydraulics of groundwater Hydraulics of pipes Governing equations of the heat transfer Heat transfer in groundwater Heat transfer in pipes Future perspective References Chapter-Three---Compressed-air-energy-sto_2021_Mechanical-Energy-Storage-Tec Compressed air energy storage system Fundamentals State-of-the-art and practice State-of-practice State-of-the-art Mathematical model General principles Thermodynamic model Future perspective References Chapter-Four---Pumped-hydropower-stor_2021_Mechanical-Energy-Storage-Technol Pumped hydropower storage Fundamentals State-of-the-art and practice Mathematical model Pipelines Water reservoir Hydro turbine and pump Generator Perspective model References Chapter-Five---Flywheel-energy-storage-----Ahma_2021_Mechanical-Energy-Stora Flywheel energy storage Fundamentals The FES system Pros and cons Applications State-of-the-art Mathematical model Fundamental equations The formulation for optimum design of flywheel Future perspective References Chapter-Six---Pumped-heat-storage-sy_2021_Mechanical-Energy-Storage-Technolo Pumped heat storage system Fundamentals State-of-the-art Mathematical model Future perspective References Chapter-Seven---New-emerging-energy-stora_2021_Mechanical-Energy-Storage-Tec New emerging energy storage systems Introduction of the technologies Subcooled compressed air energy storage (SCAES) technology High-temperature heat and power storage technology Air-based HTHPS Steam-based HTHPS Gravity energy storage technology Mathematical model SCAES technology HTHPS technology Air-based Steam-based GES technology Future perspective References Chapter-Eight---Conclusion_2021_Mechanical-Energy-Storage-Technologies Conclusion Discussion of mechanical energy storage (MES) systems Thermal energy storage (TES) systems Pumped hyrdropower storage (PHS) systems Flywheel energy storage (FES) systems Compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems Pumped heat electricity storage (PHES) systems New emerging technologies Final remarks References Index_2021_Mechanical-Energy-Storage-Technologies Index