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<p>The study presents the experimental and analytical investigation, which was carried out to evaluate the charging/discharging performance of phase change material (PCM) in the thermal energy storage (TES) unit. The experiments performed under different operating modes of the heat storage system, changing the inlet temperature and the mass flow rate of the heat transfer fluid (HTF). The calculated amount of thermal energy based on the partial enthalpy distribution provided by the manufacturer’s datasheet compared to that obtained from the experiments. Based on the experimental results, a three-dimensional response surfaces formed and a regression models obtained, which allow predicting the PCM charging and discharging performance.</p>
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The study presents the experimental and analytical investigation, which was carried out to evaluate the charging/discharging performance of phase change material (PCM) in the thermal energy storage (TES) unit. The experiments performed under different operating modes of the heat storage system, changing the inlet temperature and the mass flow rate of the heat transfer fluid (HTF). The calculated amount of thermal energy based on the partial enthalpy distribution provided by the manufacturer’s datasheet compared to that obtained from the experiments. Based on the experimental results, a three-dimensional response surfaces formed and a regression models obtained, which allow predicting the PCM charging and discharging performance.

Experimental Investigation and Prediction of Charging/Discharging Performance of Phase Change Material based Thermal Energy Storage Unit

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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The study presents the experimental and analytical investigation, which was carried out to evaluate the charging/discharging performance of phase change...

Experimental Investigation and Prediction of Charging/Discharging Performance of Phase Change Material based Thermal Energy Storage Unit

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Sept. 2021

Seitenbereich: 600 - 609

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0044

Schlüsselwörter
Charging/Discharging time, heat exchanger, phase change material (PCM), regression model, response surface

© 2021 Saulius Pakalka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Experimental Investigation and Prediction of Charging/Discharging Performance of Phase Change Material based Thermal Energy Storage Unit

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Sept. 2021

Seitenbereich: 600 - 609

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0044

SchlüsselwörterCharging/Discharging time, heat exchanger, phase change material (PCM), regression model, response surface

© 2021 Saulius Pakalka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
Charging/Discharging time, heat exchanger, phase change material (PCM), regression model, response surface