Melting and Solidification Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Phase-Change Material in a Latent Heat Storage Vessel: Effects of a Perforated Partition Plate and Metal Fiber

Today, latent heat storage technology has advanced to allow reuse of waste heat in the middle-temperature range. This paper describes an approach to develop a latent heat storage system using middle-temperature waste heat (~100oC - 200oC) from factories. Direct contact melting and solidification behavior between a heat-transfer fluid (oil) and a latent heat storage material mixture were observed. The mixture consisted of mannitol and erythritol (Cm = 70 mass %, Ce = 30 mass %) as a phase-change material (PCM). The weight of the PCM was 3.0 kg and the flow rate of the oil, foil, was 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 kg/min. To decrease the solidified height of the PCM mixture during the solidification process, a perforated partition plate was installed in the PCM region in the heat storage vessel. PCM coated oil droplets were broken by the perforated partition plate, preventing the solidified height of the PCM from increasing. The solidification and melting processes were repeated using metal fiber. It was found that installing the metal fiber was more effective than installing the perforated partition plate to prevent the flow out problem of the PCM.

Metal foam and fin implementation into a triple concentric tube heat exchanger over melting evolution

It is believed that it is going to be a sizeable mismatch between supply and demand when it comes to renewable resources.Lately,researchers are on course to compensate for the unpredictabilityof such resources by the employment of phase change materials(PCMs).Having multiple advantages,PCMs generally suffer from inadequate thermal conductivity which causes prolonged transition procedures.To tackle this issue,this study is fixated on two parameterswhich are linked to fins addition and porous media incorporation in a melting process within a triple concentric tube heat exchanger(TCTHX).The results provided by multiple cases underlined the significance of natural convection in the bare system,although finned and copper-metal-foam cases outshine buoyancy forces by roughly 45%and 97%,respectively.Material is a major determent when it comes to the selection of porous media as Al_(2)O_(3) registered the weakest performance among SiC,Ni and Cu,however,it managed to speed up the process by 75%which still is much higher than the finned system,implying that porous media is of higher priority over fins.The best scenario transpiredwhile fins and copper metal foam were integrated as 26%and 97%soars in efficacy have been obtained compared to individual incorporation of porous media and fins,respectively.

Time-Temperature Charge Function of a High Dynamic Thermal Heat Storage with Phase Change Material

A thermal heat storage system with an energy content of 40 kWh and a temperature of 58°C will be presented. This storage system is suitable for supporting the use of renewable energies in buildings and for absorbing solar heat, heat from co-generation and heat pumps or electric heat from excess wind and solar power. The storage system is equipped with a plate heat exchanger that is so powerful that even with small temperature differences between the flow temperature and the storage temperature a high load dynamic is achieved. The storage system has a performance of 2.8 kW at 4 K and 10.6 kW at a temperature difference of 10 K. Thus, large performance variations in solar thermal systems or CHP plants can be buffered very well. Further a storage charge function Q(T, t) will be presented to characterize the performance of the storage.

Experimental Study on Latent Heat Storage Characteristics of W/O Emulsion by Ultrasonic Wave Impression

The flowable latent heat storage material like Oil/Water type emulsion, microencapsulated latent heat material-water mixture or ice slurry, etc., is enabled to transport the latent heat in a pipe. Supercooling phenomenon of the dispersed latent heat storage material in continuous phase is obstructed by a latent heat storage. The latent heat storage rates of dispersed waterdrops in W/O (Water/Oil) emulsion are investigated experimentally in this study. The waterdrops in emulsion have the diameter within 3 - 25 μm, the averaged diameter of waterdrops is 7.3 μm and the standard deviation is 2.9 μm. Supercooling release of waterdrops in emulsion is examined by short time impressing of the ultrasonic. The direct contact heat exchange method is chosen as the phase change rate evaluation of waterdrops in W/O emulsion. The supercooled temperature is set as parameters of this study. The previous obtained experimental result, as the condition without impressing ultrasonic wave, showed that the 35 K or more degree from melting point brings 100% latent heat storage rate of W/O emulsion. It is clarified that it is possible to reduce 20 K of supercooling degree by impressing the ultrasonic.

Comparison and Performance Analysis of Heat Storage Equipment in Solar Heating System

Solar heating system is widely used recently. Heat storage equipment is the guarantee for steady performance of solar heating system. A design of latent heat storage exchanger with submerged coil was introduced with the structure, working principle, and the main advantages. This heat exchanger was integrated into solar heating system as the heat storage equipment. Advantage comparison of the designed heat exchanger in solar heating system with hot water tank was carried out. The analysis results show that the latent heat storage exchanger is superior to hot water tank obviously. The heat exchanger performance parameters and variations of these parameters are got： （1） with the increase of phase change material （PCM） volume ratio, heat storage equipment volume ratio decreases; （2） heat storage efficiency has the same varying tendency with outdoor and air temperature; while the bigger PCM volume ratio is, the weaker the effect of outdoor air temperature on heat storage efficiency is; （3） heat storage capacity and heat storage efficiency increase together; when PCM volume ratio is big, heat storage efficiency is high and the system can begin operating effcienfly and quickly; （4） with the increase of heat storage capacity, life cyde operation cost （LCOC） of system increases gradually in high speed; but with the increase of PCM volume ratio, the difference between the two systems LCOCs becomes smaller and smaller; （5） the reasonable range of PCM volume ratio is 0.5 - 0.7. Temperature characteristic analysis shows that, with the filled PCM, heat storage medium temperature presents several segments at different time, under conditions of different heat storage capacity and different PCM state.

Heat Storage/Heat Release of Phase-Change Filling Body with Casing Heat Exchanger for Extracting Geothermal Energy

Arranging heat exchanger in filling body to extract geothermal energy is an effective way to alleviate the problems of high ground pressure and high ground temperature in deep resource exploitation.Filling body with casing heat exchanger was acted as research object,encapsulating phase change materials(PCMs)in annular space.During heat storage and heat release process,the effects of different PCMs on temperature distribution,phase-change process and heat transfer performance were studied.The result indicates:During heat storage process,the temperature increases rapidly and the melting process is accelerated for the position closer surrounding rock.CaCl_(2)·6H_(2)O/EG can make filling body complete heat storage process in the shortest time because of its good thermal diffusivity.The heat storage capacity of PCMs backfill is significantly higher than that of ordinary backfill;it increases by 36.6%-67.3%at heat storage of 10 h.During heat release process,the closer to the heat exchange tube,the greater the temperature drop in filling body.The maximum value of heat release rate and heat release capacity is in CaCl_(2)·6H_(2)O/EG backfill,it can release 116.4%more heat than RT35backfill after heat release of 12 h,the maximum value of effectiveness and its heat transfer rate also is in CaCl_(2)·6H_(2)O/EG backfill.This paper provides the basic data for the selection of PCMs in phase-change thermal storage filling body.

Research of Thermal Energy Storage Technology in the Solar Thermodynamic Power

Recently, although renewable energy has a great development, primary source is still thermal power generation, which uses fossil fuel as the energy source. Supply and demand of fossil fuel are essential for social and economy development. However, development pattern that excessively relies on the natural source is impossible to provide a sustainable development way for us. As a result, we should combine renewable energy with new energy technology as the aim of economy. It means that it is urgent to exploit new energy. Meanwhile, the ratio of energy waste cannot be ignored. How to decrease energy waste is also significant. Construction sector costs a lot of energy, which is mainly used for heating and refrigeration. In the new energy generation technology, thermal energy can be transformed to electricity with combination of BIPV and thermal energy storage technology. Photovoltaic generation has a great progress in the building construction. As a result, the thermal energy storage technology becomes the key link in the production chain. In this paper, feasibility of applying phase-change material (PCM) in the thermal energy storage will be analyzed. And analysis results are provided with a relative mathematical model.

Experimental Study on Latent Heat Storage Characteristics of W/O Emulsion-Supercooling Rate of Dispersed Water Drops by Direct Contact Heat Exchange

Recently, much attention has been paid to investigate the latent heat storage system. Using of ice heat storage system brings an equalization of electric power demand, because it will solved the electric -power-demand-concentration on day-time of summer by the air conditioning. The flowable latent heat storage material, Oil/Water type emulsion, microencapsulated latent heat material-water mixture or ice slurry, etc., is enable to transport the latent heat in a pipe. The flowable latent heat storage material can realize the pipe size reduction and system efficiency improvement. Supercooling phenomenon of the dispersed latent heat storage material in continuous phase brings the obstruction of latent heat storage. The latent heat storage rates of dispersed water drops in W/O (Water/Oil) emulsion are investigated experimentally in this study. The water drops in emulsion has the diameter within 3 ~ 25μm, the averaged water drop diameter is 7.3μm and the standard deviation is 2.9μm. The direct contact heat exchange method is chosen as the phase change rate evaluation of water drops in W/O emulsion. The supercooled temperature and the cooling rate are set as parameters of this study. The evaluation is performed by comparison between the results of this study and the past research. The obtained experimental result is shown that the 35K or more degree from melting point brings 100% latent heat storage rate of W/O emulsion. It was clarified that the supercooling rate of dispersed water particles in emulsion shows the larger value than that of the bulk water.

回收工业余热用于供暖的相变换热装置储能材料的研究

我国工业余热资源丰富,利用相变换热器回收余热用于建筑供暖为清洁供热提供了可靠的新途径。按不同比例制备了石蜡和硬脂酸二元混合相变材料,并对混合相变材料的相变温度、相变潜热、热导率的变化规律进行了实验研究,旨在寻找适合回收余热用相变换热器的储能材料。研究结果表明,62~#石蜡与硬脂酸混合物的相变温度在43~66℃范围内波动;当62^(#)石蜡与硬脂酸的配比为20∶80时,相变温度为62.73℃,相变潜热较大,为205.53J/g;二元混合物熔化潜热与凝结潜热相差不大,材料过冷度较小,是用于低温余热回收的相变蓄热换热装置的理想储能材料。将储能材料用于相变换热器中,储能材料熔化回收工业余热进行蓄热,蓄热量用于加热散热器回水,实现间歇性工业余热转变为连续输出热量进行供暖。

绝热式压缩空气储能系统中换热器的影响分析

绝热式压缩空气储能系统具有大容量、长时、安全、稳定和灵活等特点.在该类储能系统中,换热器作为关键部件,对系统效率具有重要影响.通过建立绝热式压缩空气储能热力系统模型,分析了换热器端差、空气侧压降对系统效率的影响,同时综合评价了换热器成本.结果表明:换热器上端差的增加会导致系统效率降低,在实际工程设计时,应使下端差与上端差相匹配;相比于高压级换热器,低压级换热器的空气侧压降对系统效率的影响更大;换热器的端差越小、压降越低,系统效率越高,但是设备成本也越高,因此在满足系统效率要求的前提下存在最优的端差和压降组合使换热器成本最优.

Enhancing Heat Transfer and Energy Storage Performance of Shell-and-Tube Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Unit with Unequal-Length Fins

Previous studies in literatures adequately emphasized that inserting fins into phase change material is among the most promising techniques to augment thermal performance of shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage unit.In this study,the novel unequal-length fins are designed from the perspective of synergistic benefits of heat transfer and energy storage performance,and the effects of arrangement,number and total length of unequal-length fins are numerically investigated.Results show that utilization of fins with ascending length,when short and long fins are located in the inlet and outlet of heat transfer fluid respectively,can further promote the heat transfer and energy storage performance compared with equal length fins,and a maximum 6.17%and 0.43%increment of heat transfer performance and stored energy is achieved in full melting time,respectively.The number of unequal-length fins plays a major role in the energy storage,and 18.95%and 0.91%improvement of heat transfer performance and stored energy is realized when equipped with 2 unequal-length fins.A 21.17%improvement of the heat transfer performance is obtained when the total length of unequal-length fins is 18 mm.The present study is helpful to make further efforts to enhance heat transfer and energy storage of shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage unit with unequal-length fins.

Enhanced Phase Change Heat Storage of Layered Backfill Body under Different Boundary Conditions

In view of the high temperature problem faced by mining activities,the coordinated mining of ore deposit and geothermal energy is a solution in line with the concept of green mining.The layered backfill body with finned double-pipe heat exchanger continuously exchanges heat with the surrounding thermal environment,which plays an effective role in gathering geothermal energy.In this paper,the heat storage process of each layered backfill body under different boundary conditions is simulated by Fluent.The results show the heat storage characteristic of layered backfill body can be significantly improved by adding fins to the double-pipe heat exchanger.On the whole,the heat storage effect of bottom layer backfill body(BLBB)is the best.The total heat storage capacity of top layer backfill body(TLBB),middle layer backfill body(MLBB)and BLBB with the finned double-pipe heat exchanger is 666.3 kJ,662.2 kJ,1003.0 kJ;1639.0 kJ,1760.8 kJ,1911.2 kJ and 1731.1 kJ,1953.3 kJ,1962.8 kJ respectively at 1 h,8 h and 24 h.This study explores the law of heat storage of layered backfill body under different boundary conditions and also expands the idea for layered backfill body to efficiently accumulate geothermal energy.

A simultaneous approach for integration of thermal energy storages in industrial processes using multiperiod heat integration

In times of increasing global warming,enormous efforts are required to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions.Due to the EU’s target of climate neutrality by 2050 and the even more ambitious goal of becoming climate-neutral in Germany by 2045,it is necessary to systematically increase energy efficiency and decarbonize the industrial heat sector.The methods of heat integration can be used to exploit existing potentials for waste heat utilization and to integrate renewable technologies for heating and cooling.By using a non-stationary,multiperiod approach,additional energy savings can be achieved by integrating a thermal energy storage(TES)that enables heat transportation over time.This paper presents a simultaneous approach for thermal energy storage integration into multiperiod heat integration problems.The approach can be used to minimize energy demand,costs and CO 2 emissions and is demonstrated in two case studies.In case study 1,it is shown that the presented approach is capable of integrating a TES properly into a simple multiperiod heat integration problem with two periods.In case study 2,a simplified example from a cosmetics manufactory is investigated.The total utility demand can be reduced by up to 44.3%due to TES integration and the energetic optimal storage size can be determined as 125 m 3.The savings are strongly dependent on the constellation of heat flows between the periods,on the temperature levels and on the storage size.Significant reductions of energy demand,costs and CO 2 emissions can be achieved with TES being properly integrated into a suitable operating environment.

三套管式加肋相变蓄热单元的强化传热特性

相变蓄热技术在利用工业余热、太阳能等解决热能与用户之间的供需不平衡问题方面起着重要的作用,然而受相变材料自身物性的限制,蓄热熔化时仍存在蓄热速度低、熔化不均匀等问题。本文以三套管式相变蓄热单元为基本结构,利用FLUENT软件模拟研究了在考虑自然对流情况下添加纵向肋片的不同参数(肋片数量、长度、厚度、偏心距及肋片排布方式)对三套管式相变蓄热单元蓄热性能的影响。结果表明,三套管式蓄热单元内外双壁面共同加热,与普通套管式蓄热单元相比,换热面积增大,相变材料全部熔化需要的时间缩短;加装纵向直肋片的三套管蓄热单元的熔化速度进一步加快,相同数量肋片下,肋片的长度和厚度是影响蓄热单元蓄热量与平均蓄热速率的主要因素,肋片长度占相变材料区域径向长度的50%时,蓄热单元的熔化速度加快幅度明显且蓄热量与平均蓄热速率较高。通过优化设计,发现内管向下偏移距离e对相变材料的熔化过程作用显著,偏心距离较短时相变材料完全熔化所需时间最少,相比光滑管蓄热单元,相变材料的熔化速率提升了48.5%,偏移距离过长则会延长蓄热时间;通过加密蓄热单元底部外层肋片的排布,蓄热单元的熔化进程有不同程度的加快,总体蓄热速率较原肋片结构有所提高。

不同进水方式对大型水体储热效率的影响

目的针对大型水体跨季节储热时间不匹配问题,分析不同进水方式对储热效率的影响,减少储热过程中的热量损失。方法利用CFD数值模拟软件建立水体储热的分析模型,研究水体储热过程中的热交换规律,以及单双进水口、水平间距、动态进水、流速等因素对水体储热效果的影响。结果进水总流量越小,内部水体温度分层越好;在相同的储热时间内,双进水口方式效率最佳,水体内部平均温度至少比单一进水和动态进水高出16.83%,储热效率分别提高了9.89%和16.14%;相比单一进水口,双进水口方式火用损失降低了21.97%;进水管之间距离越小,水体储热效率越高。结论进水方式对水体储热效率影响至关重要,进水管道越靠近中轴线,采用小流量、双开口的进水形式储热效率越好。

潜热储热技术研究现状与发展趋势

潜热储热技术可实现能源持续供应,但其潜热材料和换热器装置因储热性能差、成本高等问题制约了储热产业发展,亟需解决相关技术难题提高热能利用效率。介绍了潜热储热的主要体系及分类;综述了潜热储热技术原理、材料选择以及换热器翅片设计;阐述了潜热储热技术在太阳能、工业余热回收、谷电利用领域的工作原理。现有潜热储热相关研究主要通过优化换热器结构、改良潜热材料、设计新型储热系统提高储热效率和能源利用率。未来,可开发潜热材料回收再利用系统、强化储热与其他能源耦合、优化储热装置和热管理系统等方面提高潜热储热技术。

空调器冷凝器结构参数对其制冷剂积存量及系统性能的影响

在保持R290空调器系统性能的前提下,为降低冷凝器中制冷剂积存量,建立冷凝器性能综合评价模型,对冷凝器不同支路数流程的结构参数进行优化研究。结果表明:管径减小使得制冷剂积存量下降、COP下降;管间距和翅片厚度增大以及翅片间距减小均使得制冷剂积存量下降、COP升高;对冷凝器的制冷剂积存量和系统COP进行多目标优化,得到最优设计结构参数为四支路流程,管径5.74 mm,管间距19.67mm,翅片间距1.43mm,翅片厚度0.092mm。本研究可为R290房间空调器减少制冷剂充注量提供参考。

装配式柔性墙体日光温室联合储热系统蓄放热特性

增设多蓄热介质联合主动蓄放热系统是解决装配式柔性墙体日光温室“重保温、轻蓄热”问题的有效方法,但当前对于“土壤-空气-水”多介质联合储热系统蓄放热特性和加温效果尚不明确,针对此问题,该研究以配备“空气源地中热交换-水源后墙循环换热”联合储热系统的装配式柔性墙体日光温室为研究对象,采用现场跟踪测试和能量转移测算,对联合储热系统各自和组合的蓄放热特性进行研究。结果表明,配有联合储热系统的装配式柔性墙体日光温室室内夜间最低空气温度维持在10℃以上,室内外最大温差达26.5℃。0~50 cm的土壤层是该温室主要蓄热介质,晴天土壤层蓄热量最高占总蓄热量的63.5%。地中热交换系统最高占土壤蓄热量的54.4%。水循环系统蓄热量可达424.04 MJ,最高占总蓄热量的45.1%,通过循环蓄热可将储水池内8 m3水的温度提高到35℃。连阴天时,通过引入蓄放热比指标,对联合储热系统的运行效果进行定量评价,发现水循环系统具有蓄放热速度快的特点,蓄放热比绝对值最高可达1.62,是当天土壤蓄放热的1.8倍。但从总量上看,土壤仍是连阴天主要放热来源,在北京地区联合蓄放热系统能够维持3个连阴天的热量需求。水循环系统平均性能系数(coefficient of performance,COP)为9.16,地中热交换系统平均COP为6.82,联合蓄放热系统综合COP为8.85,对比热泵,其节能率达60.26%。研究结果为联合储热系统蓄放热机理研究提供了理论依据。

分形翅片对三套管相变蓄热器蓄热性能的影响

为解决传统蓄热器蓄热时相变材料(PCM)区域存在蓄热效率低、熔化不均匀等问题,以加装了8根纵向翅片的三套管相变蓄热器为基本结构,保证翅片在蓄热器内所占体积不变,纵向翅片以“Y”字进行分形,利用FLUENT软件模拟研究Y形翅片长度、分支角度对三套管相变蓄热器蓄热性能的影响。结果表明:三套管相变蓄热器添加分形翅片后,与添加了普通纵向直翅片的结构相比,增大了换热面积,有利于自然对流的发展,有效缩短了PCM完全熔化所需时间;综合分析可得,Y形翅片根部与分支分别占总长度的25%与75%、分支角度为60°时为最佳Y形翅片结构,PCM完全熔化速率明显提高,整体蓄热性能得到提升。与普通直翅片蓄热器相比,提出的Y形翅片相变材料受热更加均匀,蓄热速率更快,其数值模拟结果可为相变蓄热器的结构优化设计提供一定的参考依据。

基于内管移动的卧式管壳式相变储热器储热性能优化研究

相变储热技术能够实现对固态储放氢过程热量的回收和供给,实现固态储氢罐内的自热平衡,提高储放氢性能。研究针对卧式管壳式相变储热器,提出了一种新型的内管偏心放置绕中心轴线旋转的运动方式,采用Fluent数值模拟软件,基于动网格技术编写了用户自定义函数UDF,重点研究了内管偏心距离与旋转速度对储热性能的影响。结果表明:与传统中心内管静止布置相比,偏心内管的旋转运动能够显著提高储热性能,当偏心距离为9 mm,旋转速度为0.10 r/min时,储热时间达到最小值,储热时间减少了92.16%,时间平均储热速率是内管静止布置的11.51倍;当偏心距离为9 mm,旋转速度由0.30 r/min减少至0.10 r/min时,储热时间减少了13.57%;当旋转速度为0.10 r/min,偏心距离由3 mm增至9 mm时,储热时间减少了70.48%。该研究结果可为卧式管壳式相变储热器在储氢领域的性能优化研究提供新思路。