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LAPSE:2023.30216
Optimized Modeling and Design of a PCM-Enhanced H2 Storage
Andrea Luigi Facci, Marco Lauricella, Sauro Succi, Vittorio Villani, Giacomo Falcucci
April 14, 2023
Thermal and mechanical energy storage is pivotal for the effective exploitation of renewable energy sources, thus fostering the transition to a sustainable economy. Hydrogen-based systems are among the most promising solutions for electrical energy storage. However, several technical and economic barriers (e.g., high costs, low energy and power density, advanced material requirements) still hinder the diffusion of such solutions. Similarly, the realization of latent heat storages through phase change materials is particularly attractive because it provides high energy density in addition to allowing for the storage of the heat of fusion at a (nearly) constant temperature. In this paper, we posit the challenge to couple a metal hydride H2 canister with a latent heat storage, in order to improve the overall power density and realize a passive control of the system temperature. A highly flexible numerical solver based on a hybrid Lattice Boltzmann Phase-Field (LB-PF) algorithm is developed to assist the design of the hybrid PCM-MH tank by studying the melting and solidification processes of paraffin-like materials. The present approach is used to model the storage of the heat released by the hydride during the H2 loading process in a phase change material (PCM). The results in terms of Nusselt numbers are used to design an enhanced metal-hydride storage for H2-based energy systems, relevant for a reliable and cost-effective “Hydrogen Economy”. The application of the developed numerical model to the case study demonstrates the feasibility of the posited design. Specifically, the phase change material application significantly increases the heat flux at the metal hydride surface, thus improving the overall system power density.
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Energy Storage, hydrogen storage, Lattice Boltzmann Method, metal hydrides, phase-change materials
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Facci AL, Lauricella M, Succi S, Villani V, Falcucci G. Optimized Modeling and Design of a PCM-Enhanced H2 Storage. (2023). LAPSE:2023.30216
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Facci AL: DEIM-School of Engineering, University of Tuscia, Largo dell’Universitá, 01100 Viterbo, Italy [ORCID]
Lauricella M: IAC-CNR, Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Rome, Italy [ORCID]
Succi S: Italian Institute of Technology, P.le Aldo Moro 1, 00185 Rome, Italy; John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences-Harvard University-33 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Villani V: OPV Solutions S.r.l., Via Zoe Fontana 220, 00131 Rome, Italy
Falcucci G: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences-Harvard University-33 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; Department of Enterprise Engineering “Mario Lucertini”, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Ita [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
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6
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1554
Year
2021
Publication Date
2021-03-11
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1996-1073
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