Numerical and experimental investigation of a PCM-based thermal storage unit for solar air systems
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216305%3A26210%2F14%3APU105332" target="_blank" >RIV/00216305:26210/14:PU105332 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.10.011" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.10.011</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.10.011" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.10.011</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Numerical and experimental investigation of a PCM-based thermal storage unit for solar air systems
Original language description
A general problem of most solar thermal systems is the need for thermal storage in order to balance supply and demand of heat over a certain period of time. A possibility to employ latent heat of fusion in phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage in air-based solar thermal systems was investigated using laboratory experiments and numerical simulations. A heat storage unit containing 100 aluminium panels filled with a paraffin-based PCM was used in the investigations. The experiments were carried out in a lab environment with an electric air heater as a heat source. A numerical model of the unit was developed and implemented as a type in the TRNSYS 17 simulation tool. The results of the simulations with the developed model show a good agreement with experimental results. Subsequently, the model was used for a parametric study analysing the influence of certain parameters. The performed investigations showed a potential of the use of latent heat thermal storage in air-based thermal systems with a narrow temperature operation range.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20303 - Thermodynamics
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
ISSN
0378-7788
e-ISSN
1872-6178
Volume of the periodical
68A
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
488-497
UT code for WoS article
000329885300051
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-84887097767