Study of the Performance of Paraffin Wax as a Phase Change Material in Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage System
The present work deals with an experimental investigation of charging and discharging processes in thermal storage system using a phase change material PCM. Paraffin wax was used as the PCM which is formed in spherical capsules and packed in a cylindrical packed column which acted as an energy stora...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Baghdad/College of Engineering
2018-03-01
|
| Series: | Iraqi Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://ijcpe.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/ijcpe/article/view/230 |
| _version_ | 1811283717699665920 |
|---|---|
| author | Lubna A. Naeem Tahseen A. Al-Hattab Majid I. Abdulwahab |
| author_facet | Lubna A. Naeem Tahseen A. Al-Hattab Majid I. Abdulwahab |
| author_sort | Lubna A. Naeem |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The present work deals with an experimental investigation of charging and discharging processes in thermal storage system using a phase change material PCM. Paraffin wax was used as the PCM which is formed in spherical capsules and packed in a cylindrical packed column which acted as an energy storage system. Air was used as the heat transfer fluid HTF in thermal storage unit. The effect of flow rate and inlet temperature of HTF on the time of charging and discharging process were studied. The results showed that the faster storage of thermal energy can be made by high flow rate of heat transfer fluid HTF and high inlet temperature of heat transfer fluid. It was found that at 65°C HTF inlet temperature, the melting and solidification processes accelerated by 27.9% and 57.14% respectively, when the flow rate was increased from 9 to 24 L/s. Also, when the HTF inlet temperature changed from 65°C to 80°C, the time needed to complete melting process decreased by 38.8%. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-13T02:16:34Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-02aae881c37e46f883da86a554dc7126 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1997-4884 2618-0707 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-13T02:16:34Z |
| publishDate | 2018-03-01 |
| publisher | University of Baghdad/College of Engineering |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Iraqi Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering |
| spelling | doaj.art-02aae881c37e46f883da86a554dc71262022-12-22T03:07:07ZengUniversity of Baghdad/College of EngineeringIraqi Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering1997-48842618-07072018-03-01174Study of the Performance of Paraffin Wax as a Phase Change Material in Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage SystemLubna A. NaeemTahseen A. Al-HattabMajid I. AbdulwahabThe present work deals with an experimental investigation of charging and discharging processes in thermal storage system using a phase change material PCM. Paraffin wax was used as the PCM which is formed in spherical capsules and packed in a cylindrical packed column which acted as an energy storage system. Air was used as the heat transfer fluid HTF in thermal storage unit. The effect of flow rate and inlet temperature of HTF on the time of charging and discharging process were studied. The results showed that the faster storage of thermal energy can be made by high flow rate of heat transfer fluid HTF and high inlet temperature of heat transfer fluid. It was found that at 65°C HTF inlet temperature, the melting and solidification processes accelerated by 27.9% and 57.14% respectively, when the flow rate was increased from 9 to 24 L/s. Also, when the HTF inlet temperature changed from 65°C to 80°C, the time needed to complete melting process decreased by 38.8%.http://ijcpe.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/ijcpe/article/view/230Phase Change Material PCM, Paraffin wax, Heat transfer fluid HTF, Thermal energy storage TES. |
| spellingShingle | Lubna A. Naeem Tahseen A. Al-Hattab Majid I. Abdulwahab Study of the Performance of Paraffin Wax as a Phase Change Material in Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage System Iraqi Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Phase Change Material PCM, Paraffin wax, Heat transfer fluid HTF, Thermal energy storage TES. |
| title | Study of the Performance of Paraffin Wax as a Phase Change Material in Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage System |
| title_full | Study of the Performance of Paraffin Wax as a Phase Change Material in Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage System |
| title_fullStr | Study of the Performance of Paraffin Wax as a Phase Change Material in Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study of the Performance of Paraffin Wax as a Phase Change Material in Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage System |
| title_short | Study of the Performance of Paraffin Wax as a Phase Change Material in Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage System |
| title_sort | study of the performance of paraffin wax as a phase change material in packed bed thermal energy storage system |
| topic | Phase Change Material PCM, Paraffin wax, Heat transfer fluid HTF, Thermal energy storage TES. |
| url | http://ijcpe.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/ijcpe/article/view/230 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT lubnaanaeem studyoftheperformanceofparaffinwaxasaphasechangematerialinpackedbedthermalenergystoragesystem AT tahseenaalhattab studyoftheperformanceofparaffinwaxasaphasechangematerialinpackedbedthermalenergystoragesystem AT majidiabdulwahab studyoftheperformanceofparaffinwaxasaphasechangematerialinpackedbedthermalenergystoragesystem |