Matiewos Mekonen Abera^1,2,*, Venkata Ramayya Ancha¹, Balewgize Amare¹, L. Syam Sundar³, Kotturu V. V. Chandra Mouli⁴, Sambasivam Sangaraju⁵

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.22, No.4, pp. 1043-1070, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fhmt.2024.049525 - 30 August 2024

Abstract This study is focused on the simulation and optimization of packed-bed solar thermal energy storage by using sand as a storage material and hot-water is used as a heat transfer fluid and storage as well. The analysis has been done by using the COMSOL multi-physics software and used to compute an optimization charging time of the storage. Parameters that control this optimization are storage height, storage diameter, heat transfer fluid flow rate, and sand bed particle size. The result of COMSOL multi-physics optimized thermal storage has been validated with Taguchi method. Accordingly, the optimized parameters… More >

Yiding Cao

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.19, pp. 1-12, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.19.1

Abstract This paper introduces utility-scale underground hot water storage (USUHWS) systems and evaluates their performance to enable renewable energy sources to produce dispatchable utility-scale power or supply heat with minimized interruption and impact by weather conditions. The USUHWS systems could retain the thermal energy content of the stored hot water for years so that renewable energy can be extracted and stored at any time year-round and be used whenever needed. Another major objective of this paper is to introduce hot-water power and heat internets to interconnect storage systems, power plants, energy sources, and various water and More >

Farhood Sarrafzadeh Javadi¹, Hendrik Simon Cornelis Metselaar^1,2,*, Poo Balan Ganesan¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.4, pp. 1587-1610, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.020304 - 23 May 2022

Abstract This paper reports the performance investigation of a newly developed Latent Heat Thermal Battery (LHTB) integrated with a solar collector as the main source of heat. The LHTB is a new solution in the field of thermal storage and developed based on the battery concept in terms of recharge ability, portability and usability as a standalone device. It is fabricated based on the thermal battery storage concept and consists of a plate-fin and tube heat exchanger located inside the battery casing and paraffin wax which is used as a latent heat storage material. Solar thermal… More >

Hasan S. Majdi^a,*, Azher M. Abed^b, Laith J. Habeeb^c

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.17, pp. 1-7, 2021, DOI:10.5098/hmt.17.6

Abstract The present work presents and analyzes the results acquired from outdoor experimental measurements of a solar latent heat storage unit integrated with built-in thermal energy storage at the presence and absence of porous media. The tank consists of a porous media part, a packed of glass beds, and the fluid flowing through the void space surrounding the porous glass beds. The porous tanks were filled by 1.68 mm glass beds to form bed heights (h) of 10 and 20 cm. Results show that the maximum thermal storage of 110 min is achieved in hot flow More >

Taihong Liu¹, Dingchen Wu^2,*, Fei Xu³, Panpan Song², Mingshan Wei², Jian Wu¹, Xiaochun Bai¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.118, No.3, pp. 535-548, 2021, DOI:10.32604/EE.2021.014326 - 22 March 2021

Abstract In view of the Three North areas existing wind power absorption and environment pollution problems, the previous scholars have improved the wind abandon problem by adding electrothermal coupling equipment or optimizing power grid operation. In this paper, an electrothermal integrated energy system including heat pump and thermal storage units was proposed. The scheduling model was based on the load data and the output characteristics of power units, each power unit capacity was programmed without constraints, and the proposed scheduling model was compared with the traditional combined heat and power scheduling model. Results showed that the More >

Chanita Mano, Atthakorn Thongtha^*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.3, pp. 495-506, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.013201 - 14 January 2021

Abstract This work focused on characterizing and improving the thermal behavior of metal sheet roofing. To decrease the heat transfer from the roof into a building, we investigated the efficiency of four types of phase change materials, with different melting points: PCM І, PCM II, PCM III and PCM IV, when used in conjunction with a sheet metal roof. The exterior metal roofing surface temperature was held constant at 50°C, 60°C, 70°C and 80°C, using a thermal source (halogen lights) for 360 min to investigate and compare the thermal performance of the metal sheet roofing with… More >

Suli Shi, Yu Qiang, Yuanwei Lu*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.22, No.3, pp. 158-158, 2019, DOI:10.32604/icces.2019.05362

Abstract Low cost heat charge and discharge can be realized by the single storage thermal tank integrated with a coil heat exchanger and an annular baffle. Arrangements of the coil heat exchanger will directly affect the heat discharging performance of the system. Simulations were performed for six arrangements of the coil heat exchanger which are evaluated by outlet temperature, heat transfer rate and heat discharging efficiency. For different arrangements, the law of heat discharging performance of the single thermal storage tank is given, and the change of flow field around the coil heat exchanger is analyzed.… More >

A. Valan Arasu^a,*, Agus P. Sasmito^b,†, Arun S. Mujumdar^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.2, No.4, pp. 1-7, 2011, DOI:10.5098/hmt.v2.4.3005

Abstract The heat transfer enhancement of paraffin wax, a cheap and widely used latent heat thermal energy storage material, using nanoparticles is investigated. The effects of nanoparticle volume fraction on both the melting and solidification rates of paraffin wax are analysed and compared for Al₂O₃ and CuO nanoparticles. Present results show that dispersing nanoparticles in smaller volumetric fractions increase the heat transfer rate. The enhancement in thermal performance of paraffin wax is greater for Al₂O₃ compared with that for CuO nanoparticles. More >