Effect of Tube Bundle Arrangement on the Performance of PCM Heat Storage Units

Maciej Fabrykiewicz and Janusz T. Cieśliński
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Maciej Fabrykiewicz: Faculty of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80233 Gdańsk, Poland
Janusz T. Cieśliński: Faculty of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80233 Gdańsk, Poland

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 24, 1-12

Abstract: The results of a comprehensive study on the charging and discharging of latent heat storage systems (LHSS) are presented. Multi-tube shell-and-tube units with variable layouts of tube bundles are examined. Two tube arrangements—in-line and staggered—are tested. A variable number of tubes and different tube positions in a bundle are investigated. Moreover, two pitch ratios are studied. Three commercially available substances are used as phase change materials (PCM). The results show that increasing the number of tubes reduces both the charging and discharging times. It is found that for a bundle of seven tubes with a pitch ratio s/d = 4.5, the in-line tube arrangement results in a shorter charging time, but the discharging time is shorter for a staggered tube arrangement.

Keywords: thermal energy storage; PCM; shell-and-tube; multi-tube; thermal performance (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: 2022
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