Multistage latent heat cold thermal energy storage design analysis

Justin N.W. Chiu and Viktoria Martin

Applied Energy, 2013, vol. 112, issue C, 1438-1445

Abstract: Thermal energy storage in cooling applications contributes to improvements in overall system efficiency as well as to better energy quality management. Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) is used to provide load shifted thermal energy at small temperature swing with high storage density, hence an overall more compact energy system. However, the low thermal conductivity of the majority of the phase change materials (PCMs) necessitates delicate design of the active storage unit to meet power demand (high enough energy extraction/storage per amount of time).

Keywords: Thermal energy storage; Phase change material; Multistage storage design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.01.054

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