Materials Selection for Thermal Energy Storage Applications—Case Studies

2018 ◽  
pp. 55-66
Author(s):  
Mercè Segarra ◽  
Camila Barreneche ◽  
Alejandro Calderón ◽  
Ana Inés Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Materials Selection ◽  
Energy Storage Applications ◽  
Selection For

scholarly journals CO 2 mitigation accounting for Thermal Energy Storage (TES) case studies

2015 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 365-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luisa F. Cabeza ◽  
Laia Miró ◽  
Eduard Oró ◽  
Alvaro de Gracia ◽  
Viktoria Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage

scholarly journals Enhancement of the Thermal Energy Storage Using Heat-Pipe-Assisted Phase Change Material

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 6176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamidreza Behi ◽  
Mohammadreza Behi ◽  
Ali Ghanbarpour ◽  
Danial Karimi ◽  
Aryan Azad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Latent Heat ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Phase Change Materials ◽  
Liquid Fraction ◽  
Energy Storage Applications ◽  
Change Material

Usage of phase change materials’ (PCMs) latent heat has been investigated as a promising method for thermal energy storage applications. However, one of the most common disadvantages of using latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) is the low thermal conductivity of PCMs. This issue affects the rate of energy storage (charging/discharging) in PCMs. Many researchers have proposed different methods to cope with this problem in thermal energy storage. In this paper, a tubular heat pipe as a super heat conductor to increase the charging/discharging rate was investigated. The temperature of PCM, liquid fraction observations, and charging and discharging rates are reported. Heat pipe effectiveness was defined and used to quantify the relative performance of heat pipe-assisted PCM storage systems. Both experimental and numerical investigations were performed to determine the efficiency of the system in thermal storage enhancement. The proposed system in the charging/discharging process significantly improved the energy transfer between a water bath and the PCM in the working temperature range of 50 °C to 70 °C.

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