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Enhancement of the Thermal Energy Storage Using Heat-Pipe-Assisted Phase Change Material
March 9, 2023
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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.
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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Energy Storage, heat pipe, latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES), phase change material (PCM)
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Behi H, Behi M, Ghanbarpour A, Karimi D, Azad A, Ghanbarpour M, Behnia M. Enhancement of the Thermal Energy Storage Using Heat-Pipe-Assisted Phase Change Material. (2023). LAPSE:2023.18984v1
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Behi H: Research Group MOBI−Mobility, Logistics, and Automotive Technology Research Centre, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan, 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Flanders Make, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium [ORCID]
Behi M: Institute of Photonics and Optical Science, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia; Department of Energy Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
Ghanbarpour A: School of Mechanical Engineering, Babol University of Technology, Babol 47134, Iran
Karimi D: Research Group MOBI−Mobility, Logistics, and Automotive Technology Research Centre, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan, 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Flanders Make, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium [ORCID]
Azad A: Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara 06800, Turkey
Ghanbarpour M: Department of Energy Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
Behnia M: Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Sydney 1020, Australia [ORCID]
Behi M: Institute of Photonics and Optical Science, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia; Department of Energy Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
Ghanbarpour A: School of Mechanical Engineering, Babol University of Technology, Babol 47134, Iran
Karimi D: Research Group MOBI−Mobility, Logistics, and Automotive Technology Research Centre, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan, 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Flanders Make, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium [ORCID]
Azad A: Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara 06800, Turkey
Ghanbarpour M: Department of Energy Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
Behnia M: Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Sydney 1020, Australia [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
Issue
19
First Page
6176
Year
2021
Publication Date
2021-09-28
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1996-1073
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