Testing the performance of a prototype thermal energy storage tank working with organic phase change material for space heating application conditions

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A prototype Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage (LHTES) unit has been designed, constructed, and experimentally analysed for its thermal storage performance under different operational conditions considering heating application and exploiting solar and geothermal energy. The system consists of a rectangular tank filled with Phase Change Material (PCM) and a finned tube staggered Heat Exchanger (HE) while water is used as Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF). Different HTF inlet temperatures and flow rates were tested to find out their effects on LHTES performance. Thermal quantities such as HTF outlet temperature, heat transfer rate, stored energy, were evaluated as a function of the conditions studied. Two commercial organic PCMs were tested A44 and A46. Results indicate that A44 is more efficient during the charging period, taking into account the two energy sources, solar and heat pump. During the discharging process, it exhibits higher storage capacity than A46. Concluding, the developed methodology can be applied to study different PCMs and building applications.

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Koukou, M. K., Vrachopoulos, M. G., Dogkas, G., Pagkalos, C., Lymperis, K., Coelho, L., & Rebola, A. (2019). Testing the performance of a prototype thermal energy storage tank working with organic phase change material for space heating application conditions. In E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 116). EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911600038

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