The connection between the heat storage capability of PCM as a material property and their performance in real scale applications

Using phase change materials (PCM) for Thermal Energy Storage, the most important material property is their heat storage capability, usually given as h(T). Ideally, h(T) changes suddenly at a single temperature. However, many PCM change phase in a temperature range and show hysteresis. In addition,...

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Autores: Mehling, Harald, Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila, Solé, Aran, Cabeza, Luisa F.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos: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:10459.1/59869
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2017.06.007
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/59869
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Phase Change Material (PCM)
Material property
Latent heat
Heat capacity
Enthalpy
Hysteresis
Descrição
Resumo:Using phase change materials (PCM) for Thermal Energy Storage, the most important material property is their heat storage capability, usually given as h(T). Ideally, h(T) changes suddenly at a single temperature. However, many PCM change phase in a temperature range and show hysteresis. In addition, experience shows that even measurements with the same device on the same material can give different results when the heating rate, the amount of sample mass or the equipment device are varied. The question thus arises how to deal with different h(T) results when trying to predict the performance of a real scale application. This paper identifies the main origins of these effects and gives strategies for dealing with them.