Thermodynamic evaluation of utilizing different ice thermal energy storage systems for cooling application in office buildings in Malaysia

Storage can establish balance between production and demand consumption level in almost all the energy conversion systems. The same principle is valid for cooling applications, especially when the system is supposed to operate daily during the year. This is the condition that exists in tropical clim...

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Main Authors: Rismanchi, Behzad, Saidur, Rahman, Masjuki, Haji Hassan, Mahlia, Teuku Meurah Indra
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Published: Elsevier 2012
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author Rismanchi, Behzad
Saidur, Rahman
Masjuki, Haji Hassan
Mahlia, Teuku Meurah Indra
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Saidur, Rahman
Masjuki, Haji Hassan
Mahlia, Teuku Meurah Indra
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description Storage can establish balance between production and demand consumption level in almost all the energy conversion systems. The same principle is valid for cooling applications, especially when the system is supposed to operate daily during the year. This is the condition that exists in tropical climate of Malaysia. The statistical data shows that almost one-fourth of the AC energy use in the country is due to office buildings. Therefore, utilizing the cold thermal energy storage (CTES) technique can significantly reduce the energy demand. In this study, a macroscopic thermodynamic analysis of the application of five different CTES systems for an office building in Malaysia is presented. The building energy usage is recorded and the average pattern is applied for chiller selection, storage tank sizing and finally energy and exergy evaluation. The results show that all the systems are highly efficient in terms of energy with the minimum of 93 for ice harvesting and maximum of 98 for encapsulated technique. However, the exergetic evaluation implies a totally different scenario of the study. The maximum exergy efficiency is for ice on coil (internal) technique with an amount of 18. It was also found that increasing the room set-point temperature by 5 °C can reduce the exergy efficiency by 4.
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spelling um.eprints-61862018-10-18T03:39:44Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/6186/ Thermodynamic evaluation of utilizing different ice thermal energy storage systems for cooling application in office buildings in Malaysia Rismanchi, Behzad Saidur, Rahman Masjuki, Haji Hassan Mahlia, Teuku Meurah Indra TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Storage can establish balance between production and demand consumption level in almost all the energy conversion systems. The same principle is valid for cooling applications, especially when the system is supposed to operate daily during the year. This is the condition that exists in tropical climate of Malaysia. The statistical data shows that almost one-fourth of the AC energy use in the country is due to office buildings. Therefore, utilizing the cold thermal energy storage (CTES) technique can significantly reduce the energy demand. In this study, a macroscopic thermodynamic analysis of the application of five different CTES systems for an office building in Malaysia is presented. The building energy usage is recorded and the average pattern is applied for chiller selection, storage tank sizing and finally energy and exergy evaluation. The results show that all the systems are highly efficient in terms of energy with the minimum of 93 for ice harvesting and maximum of 98 for encapsulated technique. However, the exergetic evaluation implies a totally different scenario of the study. The maximum exergy efficiency is for ice on coil (internal) technique with an amount of 18. It was also found that increasing the room set-point temperature by 5 °C can reduce the exergy efficiency by 4. Elsevier 2012 Article PeerReviewed Rismanchi, Behzad and Saidur, Rahman and Masjuki, Haji Hassan and Mahlia, Teuku Meurah Indra (2012) Thermodynamic evaluation of utilizing different ice thermal energy storage systems for cooling application in office buildings in Malaysia. Energy and Buildings, 53. pp. 117-126. ISSN 0378-7788, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.06.013 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.06.013>. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.06.013 doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.06.013
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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Saidur, Rahman
Masjuki, Haji Hassan
Mahlia, Teuku Meurah Indra
Thermodynamic evaluation of utilizing different ice thermal energy storage systems for cooling application in office buildings in Malaysia
title Thermodynamic evaluation of utilizing different ice thermal energy storage systems for cooling application in office buildings in Malaysia
title_full Thermodynamic evaluation of utilizing different ice thermal energy storage systems for cooling application in office buildings in Malaysia
title_fullStr Thermodynamic evaluation of utilizing different ice thermal energy storage systems for cooling application in office buildings in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Thermodynamic evaluation of utilizing different ice thermal energy storage systems for cooling application in office buildings in Malaysia
title_short Thermodynamic evaluation of utilizing different ice thermal energy storage systems for cooling application in office buildings in Malaysia
title_sort thermodynamic evaluation of utilizing different ice thermal energy storage systems for cooling application in office buildings in malaysia
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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