A Numerical Analysis of the Thermal Energy Storage Based on Porous Gyroid Structure Filled with Sodium Acetate Trihydrate

Martin Beer, Dušan Kudelas and Radim Rybár
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Martin Beer: Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Technologies and Geotechnology, Institute of Earth Sources, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
Dušan Kudelas: Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Technologies and Geotechnology, Institute of Earth Sources, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
Radim Rybár: Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Technologies and Geotechnology, Institute of Earth Sources, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia

Energies, 2022, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: The present paper deals with the evaluation of the unique design of the thermal energy storage unit and its impact on the overall heat exchange efficiency. The proposed thermal energy storage unit consists of a gyroid thermally conductive structure, the voids of which are filled with sodium acetate trihydrate. The presented concept is focused on the use in the field of heavy machinery, where it is possible to accumulate and re-use waste heat from internal combustion engines from the cooling liquid or lubricating products. The evaluation of designs took place through numerical simulations on three models characterized by different levels of the introduction of the gyroid structure into the design. From the design point of view, the gyroid structure was considered as an object produced by additive manufacturing methods from a thermally conductive filament based on a thermoplastic polymer, which enables considerable simplification of production compared to the use of suitable anti-corrosion metals. A comparison of the essential thermophysical parameters in the process of charging and discharging of the proposed thermal energy storage unit quantified a significant increase in the rate of the charging, respectively, of the discharging process, manifested by a rapid increase in the temperature of the sodium acetate trihydrate volume, respectively, of the output temperature of the heat transfer medium that removes the accumulated heat for further use.

Keywords: phase change material; additive manufacturing; gyroid structure; heat accumulation; numerical analysis (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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