Optimization of heat exchanger designs in metal hydride based hydrogen storage systems …
However, a good heat exchanger design by itself is not sufficient to meet the high gravimetric and volumetric storage densities necessary for a viable storage system. Sodium alanate, the storage material used in our simulations, has low absorption capacity of about 3% by weight, considering the kinetics and the refueling time.
Performance of compressed air energy storage system with regenerative heat exchangers
The energy storage density decreases with the increasing ratio of compression ratios. When the input work of compressors is the smallest, the ratio of compression ratios is 1.14, the energy storage efficiency is 66.42%, and the energy storage density is …
Thermal performance of a plate-type latent heat thermal energy storage heat exchanger …
As a key component of latent heat thermal energy storage system, heat exchangers that complete the energy storage process directly affect the operation efficiency of the system [11], [12], [13]. In order to improve the heat storage rate of the LHTES heat exchanger, scholars made extensive research on the structure of heat …
Selection of Phase Change Material for Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Using a Hairpin Heat Exchanger…
Abstract. Phase change materials (PCMs) are promising for storing thermal energy as latent heat, addressing power shortages. Growing demand for concentrated solar power systems has spurred the development of latent thermal energy storage, offering steady temperature release and compact heat exchanger designs. This study explores …
A strategy for enhancing heat transfer in phase change material-based latent thermal energy storage …
A comparison of heat transfer enhancement in a medium temperature thermal energy storage heat exchanger using fins Sol. Energy, 83 (2009), pp. 1509-1520, 10.1016/j.solener.2009.04.007 View PDF View article View in …
(PDF) Optimisation of Heat Exchangers Operating with Real Fluids for Thermo-Mechanical Energy Storage …
Counter-flow heat exchangers constitute a major component of several thermo-mechanical energy storage technologies. They are used to transfer thermal energy between the working fluid and the ...
A fast reduced model for a shell-and-tube based latent heat thermal energy storage heat exchanger …
Comparative study of the thermal performance of four different shell-and-tube heat exchangers used as latent heat thermal energy storage systems Renewable Energy, 114 ( 2017 ), pp. 934 - 944 View PDF View article View in Scopus Google Scholar
(PDF) Gas-to-gas heat exchanger design for high …
The mathematical modelling and optimization of a gas-togas heat exchanger with a non-constant cross sectional area is presented. The design of the cross sectional area of the heat exchanger analyzed is …
Recent Developments in the Design of Vertical Borehole Ground Heat Exchangers for Cost Reduction and Thermal Energy Storage | J. Energy …
Abstract. Ground source (geothermal) heat pumps (GSHPs) can meet the thermal demands of buildings in an energy-efficient manner. The current high installation costs and long payback period limit the attractiveness of GSHP installation in the United States. Vertical borehole ground heat exchangers (VBGHEs), which are commonly used …
Thermal Energy Storage Heat Exchanger Design: Overcoming …
Additively Manufactured Polymer-Encapsulated Phase-Change Material Heat Exchangers for Residential Thermal Energy Storage,"
Design of reactive particle fluidized bed heat exchangers for gas–solid thermochemical energy storage …
The optimized particle mass flow and heat exchanger tube length using reactive material (sensible and chemical heat, SCH) are 0.39 kg/s and 278 m. Based on previous values, the costs of the heat exchanger based on …
Experimental Validation of Thermal Performance of a Plate Heat Exchanger (PHX) with Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Thermal Energy Storage …
In this experimental study, the transient performance of a Plate Heat Exchanger (PHX) integrated with PCM were analyzed for realizing a Latent Heat Storage Unit (LHSU). This study enabled a detailed experimental characterization of the efficacy of the LHSU realized in a PHX (model: SWEP B5T).
Plate Heat Exchanger for Optimal Performance and Protection
Achieve superior performance. CALMAC Plate Heat Exchanger comes in broad range of plate configurations to help deliver maximum economy and superior performance for any size application including several plate sizes for each connection size. In addition, plates are pressed in the patterns that are best suited to optimizing the performance of ...
Effect of thermal storage and heat exchanger on compressed air …
Since thermal storage and heat exchanger (TSHE) technology plays an important role in advanced compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems, this chapter …
Fundamentals of Heat Exchanger Design
After the first English edition, followed by the first Mandarin edition, the "Fundamentals of Heat Exchanger Design, has become the leading comprehensive single-volume source of information. ". on theory and performance of heat exchangers. It has been used by both engineering professionals and academia.
(PDF) Gas-to-gas heat exchanger design for high performance thermal energy storage …
The mathematical modelling and optimization of a gas-togas heat exchanger with a non-constant cross sectional area is presented. The design of the cross sectional area of the heat exchanger analyzed is based on an hexagonal mesh, which would be
Investigation of the effects of shell geometry and tube eccentricity on thermal energy storage in shell and tube heat exchangers …
Latent Heat Storage (LHS) systems have been recognized as promising technologies due to their high energy storage capacity in an isothermal condition at a wide range of temperatures [1], [2]. LHS systems are relied on the effective usage of phase change material (PCM) to utilize the generated/dissipated enthalpy during the …
Thermal Characterization of Prototypical Integral Collector Storage Systems With Immersed Heat Exchangers | J. Sol. Energy …
Natural convection is measured in an enclosure that represents an integral collector storage system (ICS) with an immersed tube-bundle heat exchanger. Heat transfer coefficients for bundles of 240 tubes contained in a thin enclosure of aspect ratio of 9.3:1 and inclined at 30 deg to the horizontal are obtained for a range of transient …
Pumped thermal grid storage with heat exchange | Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy …
It is widely understood that facilities for storing very large amounts of electric energy are key to any long-term plan to supplant fossil fuel with renewable energy. 1–3 The desirability of switching to renewable sources is, of course, controversial, and it is not clear that eliminating fossil fuel is economically feasible at this time. 4–7 But without storage, it …
An investigation into the use of the heat pipe technology in thermal energy storage heat exchangers …
DOI: 10.1016/J.ENERGY.2016.02.089 Corpus ID: 112636928 An investigation into the use of the heat pipe technology in thermal energy storage heat exchangers @article{Amini2017AnII, title={An investigation into the use of the heat pipe technology in thermal energy storage heat exchangers}, author={Amir Amini and …
Simulation study on charging performance of the latent energy storage heat exchanger …
The configuration optimization of a vertical shell-and-tube LHTES unit is carried out in this paper to enhance heat storage rate, and the effects of cone angle values (0–10°) in the conical shell and conical tube configurations on the heat storage performance are explored by numerical simulations.
Numerical investigation on the melting of nanoparticle-enhanced PCM in latent heat energy storage unit with spiral coil heat exchanger …
Latent heat storage units are widely used in building heating systems due to its high energy storage density, whereas the practical performances of them are limited by the low thermal conductivities of phase change materials. In this paper, copper nanoparticles were added into paraffin to enhance the heat transfer rate of a latent heat …
HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE: A SYSTEMIC APPROACH HEATRIC
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HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE: …
Compact heat exchangers provide many benefits to long term energy storage, but more is still needed… • Further increases in plate length will help with efficiency (but may …
Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heating Systems
Solar water heating systems use heat exchangers to transfer solar energy absorbed in solar collectors to potable (drinkable) water. Heat exchangers can be made of steel, copper, bronze, stainless steel, aluminum, or cast iron. Solar heating systems usually use copper, because it is a good thermal conductor and has greater resistance to corrosion.
(PDF) Heat exchangers and thermal energy storage …
In the considered energy system use case, illustrated in Fig. 1, the thermal energy of the hot off-gas of the EAF is recovered in a waste heat boiler. A similar system, specifically designed for ...
A charging time energy fraction method for evaluating the performance of a latent thermal energy storage heat exchanger …
However, latent thermal energy storage heat exchangers do not operate in steady state and therefore the standard methods are not applicable. The present paper develops a novel method to determine the heat transfer fluid outlet state as a function of the initial and input conditions: the charging time energy fraction method.
MODELING THE PROCESS OF HEAT EXCHANGE BETWEEN HEATERS AND THE MATERIAL TAKING INTO ACCOUNT HEAT EXCHANGE …
11-20-2020. MODELING THE PROCESS OF HEAT EXCHANGE BETWEEN HEATERS AND THE MATERIAL TAKING INTO ACCOUNT HEAT EXCHANGE WITH THE …
