A new type of electrical storage heater that utilizes latent heat storage and flat micro-heat pipe arrays(FMHPAs) was developed.The thermal characteristics of the heater were tested through experimentation. The struct...A new type of electrical storage heater that utilizes latent heat storage and flat micro-heat pipe arrays(FMHPAs) was developed.The thermal characteristics of the heater were tested through experimentation. The structure and operating principle of the storage heater were expounded. Three rows of FMHPAs were applied(three rows with five assemblies each) with a mass of 28 kg of phase change material(PCM) in the heat storage tank. Electric power was supplied to the PCM in the range of 0.2-2.04 kW, and air was used as heat transfer fluid, with the volume flow rate ranging from 40-120 m^3/h. The inlet temperature was in the range of15-24℃. The effects of heating power, air volume flow rate, and inlet temperature were investigated. The electrical storage heater exhibited efficiencies of 97% and 87% with 1.98 and 1.30 kW of power during charging and discharging, respectively. Application of the proposed storage heater can transfer electricity from peak periods to off-peak periods, and the excess energy generated by wind farms can be stored as heat and released when needed. Good economic and environmental benefits can be obtained.展开更多
文摘A new type of electrical storage heater that utilizes latent heat storage and flat micro-heat pipe arrays(FMHPAs) was developed.The thermal characteristics of the heater were tested through experimentation. The structure and operating principle of the storage heater were expounded. Three rows of FMHPAs were applied(three rows with five assemblies each) with a mass of 28 kg of phase change material(PCM) in the heat storage tank. Electric power was supplied to the PCM in the range of 0.2-2.04 kW, and air was used as heat transfer fluid, with the volume flow rate ranging from 40-120 m^3/h. The inlet temperature was in the range of15-24℃. The effects of heating power, air volume flow rate, and inlet temperature were investigated. The electrical storage heater exhibited efficiencies of 97% and 87% with 1.98 and 1.30 kW of power during charging and discharging, respectively. Application of the proposed storage heater can transfer electricity from peak periods to off-peak periods, and the excess energy generated by wind farms can be stored as heat and released when needed. Good economic and environmental benefits can be obtained.
文摘为提高相变蓄热装置的性能,基于平板热管技术设计了一套相变蓄热装置,将熔点58℃的工业石蜡作为该蓄热装置的蓄热材料,对平板微热管阵列在蓄/放热过程的均温性能、蓄热装置内部石蜡温度变化以及蓄热装置的蓄/放热效率进行实验分析,同时对不同供/取热流体温度和流量的实验条件下蓄热装置蓄/放热特性进行研究.结果表明:平板微热管阵列在蓄/放热过程中性能稳定,蓄热装置蓄/放热效果良好;在供/取热流体流量为2.0 L/min,供热流体温度为80℃,取热流体温度为20℃的实验条件下,计算得到该蓄热装置平均蓄热功率、放热功率分别为662、764 W.