Experimentally Measured Thermal Masses of Adsorption Heat Exchangers

Kyle R. Gluesenkamp, Andrea Frazzica, Andreas Velte, Steven Metcalf, Zhiyao Yang, Mina Rouhani, Corey Blackman, Ming Qu, Eric Laurenz, Angeles Rivero-Pacho, Sam Hinmers, Robert Critoph, Majid Bahrami, Gerrit Füldner and Ingemar Hallin
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Kyle R. Gluesenkamp: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA
Andrea Frazzica: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate per l’Energia “Nicola Giordano” (ITAE), 98126 Messina, Italy
Andreas Velte: Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
Steven Metcalf: School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV47AL, UK
Zhiyao Yang: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA
Mina Rouhani: Laboratory for Alternative Energy Conversion, School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Simon Fraser University, Surrey, BC V3T0A3, Canada
Corey Blackman: SaltX Technology AB, Västertorpsvägen 135, 12944 Hägersten, Sweden
Ming Qu: Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Eric Laurenz: Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
Angeles Rivero-Pacho: School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV47AL, UK
Sam Hinmers: School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV47AL, UK
Robert Critoph: School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV47AL, UK
Majid Bahrami: Laboratory for Alternative Energy Conversion, School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Simon Fraser University, Surrey, BC V3T0A3, Canada
Gerrit Füldner: Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
Ingemar Hallin: HeatAmp Sweden AB, 11332 Stockholm, Sweden

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-21

Abstract: The thermal masses of components influence the performance of many adsorption heat pump systems. However, typically when experimental adsorption systems are reported, data on thermal mass are missing or incomplete. This work provides original measurements of the thermal masses for experimental sorption heat exchanger hardware. Much of this hardware was previously reported in the literature, but without detailed thermal mass data. The data reported in this work are the first values reported in the literature to thoroughly account for all thermal masses, including heat transfer fluid. The impact of thermal mass on system performance is also discussed, with detailed calculation left for future work. The degree to which heat transfer fluid contributes to overall effective thermal mass is also discussed, with detailed calculation left for future work. This work provides a framework for future reporting of experimental thermal masses. The utilization of this framework will enrich the data available for model validation and provide a more thorough accounting of adsorption heat pumps.

Keywords: adsorption; thermal mass; mass ratio; inactive mass; specific thermal mass; resorption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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