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Development and Preliminary Evaluation of PCM Thermal Energy Storage for Air Cooling in Buildings

p. pontelandolfo1,
p. haas1,
r. da silva lima1,
o. sari2,
p. nikkola2
1
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, HEPIA-Genève, Switzerland
2
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, HEIG-VD, Switzerland
International Journal of Energy Production and Management
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Volume 2, Issue 2, 2017
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Pages 153-164
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Abstract:

This study presents the development of a real-scale latent heat thermal energy storage (TES) device based on an air-PCM (phase change material) heat exchanger. The device uses the outdoor ambient temperature difference between night and day to refresh the indoor air and shift or completely avoid the use of air-conditioning in air-cooling in the building sector. The design is based on an extensive set of numerical simulations, performed by the commercial software ANSYS Fluent, focused on a parametric study allowing to identify the optimum value of different design parameters in order to have 10 hours of temperature shift. The numerical simulations were supported by experimental measurements done with a small-scale test rig. Additionally, the thermal response of the PCM to cooling and heating was also studied in a controlled temperature and humidity environment.

Keywords: Buildings, CFD Simulations, Phase change material (PCM), Prototype development and realization, Thermal energy storage

1. Introduction

2. Propose and Prototype Technical Specifications

3. Building Model and Simulation

4. Prototype Components and Design

5. Thermal Response of the PCM

6. CFD Simulations and Validation by Experimental Measurements with a Small-Scale Test RIG

7. TES Prototype and Preliminary Measurements

8. Conclusions and Prospective of the Project

Acknowledgments

The present was supported by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzer- land–HES-SO.

The authors acknowledge Blerim Arslani for his valuable contribution to complete and analyze many of CFD simulations.

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[4] Haas, P. & Schmitt, P.L., Etude de l’aérodynamique interne d’un déphaseur d’ondes thermiques, Projet HES-SO, hepia-cmefe, 2009.
[5] Bernhard, M., Realizzazione e analisi di un prototipo per lo sfasamento dell’onda termica giornaliera estiva per il raffrescamento di ambienti residenziali, Master thesis at Bologna University, Prof. P. Haas (hepia-cmefe) and Prof. B. Pulvirenti (UNIBO), 2015.
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[7] Muriset, C., Egolf, P.W., Vuarnoz, D. & Haas, P., Lowering and phase shifting of temperature profiles with phase change materials in Minergie houses, 8th IIR Conference on phase change materials and slurries for refrigerating and air conditioning, Karlsruhe, 2009.
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[16] Kumar, A. & Shukla, S.K., A review on thermal energy storage unit for solar thermal power plant application, International Conference on Technologies and Materials for Renewable Energy, Environment and Sustainability, TMREES15, 2015.
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Pontelandolfo, P., Haas, P., da Silva Lima, R., Sari, O., & Nikkola, P. (2017). Development and Preliminary Evaluation of PCM Thermal Energy Storage for Air Cooling in Buildings. Int. J. Energy Prod. Manag., 2(2), 153-164. https://doi.org/10.2495/EQ-V2-N2-153-164
P. Pontelandolfo, P. Haas, R. da Silva Lima, O. Sari, and P. Nikkola, "Development and Preliminary Evaluation of PCM Thermal Energy Storage for Air Cooling in Buildings," Int. J. Energy Prod. Manag., vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 153-164, 2017. https://doi.org/10.2495/EQ-V2-N2-153-164
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P. Pontelandolfo, P. Haas, R. Da Silva Lima, O. Sari and P. Nikkola. "Development and Preliminary Evaluation of PCM Thermal Energy Storage for Air Cooling in Buildings." International Journal of Energy Production and Management, 2, (2017): 153-164. doi: https://doi.org/10.2495/EQ-V2-N2-153-164
PONTELANDOLFO P， HAAS P， DA SILVA LIMA R， et al. Development and Preliminary Evaluation of PCM Thermal Energy Storage for Air Cooling in Buildings[J]. International Journal of Energy Production and Management， 2017， 2(2)： 153-164. https://doi.org/10.2495/EQ-V2-N2-153-164