Development and Results from Application of PCM-Based Storage Tanks in a Solar Thermal Comfort System of an Institutional Building—A Case Study
An important element of a solar installation is the storage tank. When properly selected and operated, it can bring numerous benefits. The presented research relates to a project that is implemented at the Solar Energy Research Center of the University of Almeria in Spain. In order to improve the op...
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| author | F. Javier Batlles Bartosz Gil Svetlana Ushak Jacek Kasperski Marcos Luján Diana Maldonado Magdalena Nemś Artur Nemś Antonio M. Puertas Manuel S. Romero-Cano Sabina Rosiek Mario Grageda |
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| description | An important element of a solar installation is the storage tank. When properly selected and operated, it can bring numerous benefits. The presented research relates to a project that is implemented at the Solar Energy Research Center of the University of Almeria in Spain. In order to improve the operation of the solar cooling and heating system of the Center, it was upgraded with two newly designed storage tanks filled with phase change materials (PCM). As a result of design works, commercial material S10 was selected for the accumulation of cold, and S46 for the accumulation of heat, in an amount of 85% and 15%, respectively. The article presents in detail the process of selecting the PCM material, designing the installation, experimental research, and exergy analysis. Individual tasks were carried out by research groups cooperating under the PCMSOL EUROPEAN PROJECT. Results of tests conducted on the constructed installation indicate that daily energy saving when using a solar chiller with PCM tanks amounts to 40% during the cooling season. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34ed9168b1a54108b3ed59af034857de2023-11-20T08:25:12ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-07-011315387710.3390/en13153877Development and Results from Application of PCM-Based Storage Tanks in a Solar Thermal Comfort System of an Institutional Building—A Case StudyF. Javier Batlles0Bartosz Gil1Svetlana Ushak2Jacek Kasperski3Marcos Luján4Diana Maldonado5Magdalena Nemś6Artur Nemś7Antonio M. Puertas8Manuel S. Romero-Cano9Sabina Rosiek10Mario Grageda11Departamento de Química y Física, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, SpainFaculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing, and Center for Advanced Study of Lithium and Industrial Minerals (CELiMIN), Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta 02800, ChileFaculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, PolandDepartamento de Ciencias Exactas e Ingeniería, Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo, Unidad Académica de Cochabamba, Cochabamba, BoliviaDepartamento de Ciencias Exactas e Ingeniería, Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo, Unidad Académica de Cochabamba, Cochabamba, BoliviaFaculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, PolandFaculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, PolandDepartamento de Química y Física, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, SpainDepartamento de Química y Física, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, SpainDepartamento de Química y Física, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, SpainDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing, and Center for Advanced Study of Lithium and Industrial Minerals (CELiMIN), Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta 02800, ChileAn important element of a solar installation is the storage tank. When properly selected and operated, it can bring numerous benefits. The presented research relates to a project that is implemented at the Solar Energy Research Center of the University of Almeria in Spain. In order to improve the operation of the solar cooling and heating system of the Center, it was upgraded with two newly designed storage tanks filled with phase change materials (PCM). As a result of design works, commercial material S10 was selected for the accumulation of cold, and S46 for the accumulation of heat, in an amount of 85% and 15%, respectively. The article presents in detail the process of selecting the PCM material, designing the installation, experimental research, and exergy analysis. Individual tasks were carried out by research groups cooperating under the PCMSOL EUROPEAN PROJECT. Results of tests conducted on the constructed installation indicate that daily energy saving when using a solar chiller with PCM tanks amounts to 40% during the cooling season.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/15/3877thermal storagephase change materialssolar cooling |
| spellingShingle | F. Javier Batlles Bartosz Gil Svetlana Ushak Jacek Kasperski Marcos Luján Diana Maldonado Magdalena Nemś Artur Nemś Antonio M. Puertas Manuel S. Romero-Cano Sabina Rosiek Mario Grageda Development and Results from Application of PCM-Based Storage Tanks in a Solar Thermal Comfort System of an Institutional Building—A Case Study Energies thermal storage phase change materials solar cooling |
| title | Development and Results from Application of PCM-Based Storage Tanks in a Solar Thermal Comfort System of an Institutional Building—A Case Study |
| title_full | Development and Results from Application of PCM-Based Storage Tanks in a Solar Thermal Comfort System of an Institutional Building—A Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Development and Results from Application of PCM-Based Storage Tanks in a Solar Thermal Comfort System of an Institutional Building—A Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and Results from Application of PCM-Based Storage Tanks in a Solar Thermal Comfort System of an Institutional Building—A Case Study |
| title_short | Development and Results from Application of PCM-Based Storage Tanks in a Solar Thermal Comfort System of an Institutional Building—A Case Study |
| title_sort | development and results from application of pcm based storage tanks in a solar thermal comfort system of an institutional building a case study |
| topic | thermal storage phase change materials solar cooling |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/15/3877 |
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