Experimental evaluation of a paraffin as phase change material for thermal energy storage in laboratory equipment and in a shell-and-tube heat exchanger

The thermal behavior of a commercial paraffin with a melting temperature of 58 ºC is analyzed as a phase change material (PCM) candidate for industrial waste heat recovery and domestic hot water applications. A full and complete characterization of this PCM is performed based on two different approa...

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Autores: Gasia, Jaume, Miró, Laia, Gracia Cuesta, Alvaro de, Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila, Cabeza, Luisa F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/56855
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.3390/app6040112
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/56855
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Almacenamiento energía térmica
Thermal energy storage
Latent heat
Phase change material
Paraffin
Heat exchanger
Shell-and-tube
Laboratory
Pilot plant
Energia -- Emmagatzematge
Energia tèrmica
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Sumario:The thermal behavior of a commercial paraffin with a melting temperature of 58 ºC is analyzed as a phase change material (PCM) candidate for industrial waste heat recovery and domestic hot water applications. A full and complete characterization of this PCM is performed based on two different approaches: a laboratory characterization (mass range of milligrams) and an analysis in a pilot plant (mass range of kilograms). In the laboratory characterization, its thermal and cycling stability, its health hazard as well as its phase change thermal range, enthalpy and specific heat are analyzed using a differential scanning calorimeter, thermogravimetric analysis, thermocycling and infrared spectroscopy. Laboratory analyses showed its suitability up to 80 ºC and for 1200 cycles. In the pilot plant analysis, its thermal behavior was analyzed in a shell-and-tube heat exchanger under different heat transfer fluid mass flow rates in terms of temperature, power and energy rates. Results from the pilot plant analysis allowed understanding the different methods of heat transfer in real charging and discharging processes as well as the influence of the geometry of the tank on the energy transferred and required time for charging and discharging processes.