{"title":"Investigation of the effect of eccentricity and shell diameter on the charging performance of erythritol for thermal energy storage","authors":"Amr Rabiea, Taher Halawa","doi":"10.1016/j.csite.2024.105648","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the effect of changing eccentricity and shell diameter on the charging performance of latent heat thermal energy storage systems (LHTES). A three-dimensional numerical model was developed to simulate the melting process of erythritol as a phase change material (PCM) in a horizontal double pipe heat exchanger. The results demonstrate that increasing eccentricity significantly enhances charging performance, with optimal relative eccentricity values between 0.6 and 0.7 across various shell diameters. Under optimal conditions, all shell diameters showed at least a 32 % improvement in charging efficiency, reducing charging time by a minimum of approximately 4 h. Larger shell diameters showed greater sensitivity to eccentricity changes, with charging time reductions up to 43 % for a 133 mm shell. The study also reveals that eccentricity promotes more uniform temperature profiles and accelerates the charging process by enhancing natural convection. These findings provide valuable insights for optimizing latent heat thermal energy storage designs, particularly for larger-scale applications.","PeriodicalId":9658,"journal":{"name":"Case Studies in Thermal Engineering","volume":"114 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Case Studies in Thermal Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2024.105648","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"THERMODYNAMICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
Investigation of the effect of eccentricity and shell diameter on the charging performance of erythritol for thermal energy storage
This study investigates the effect of changing eccentricity and shell diameter on the charging performance of latent heat thermal energy storage systems (LHTES). A three-dimensional numerical model was developed to simulate the melting process of erythritol as a phase change material (PCM) in a horizontal double pipe heat exchanger. The results demonstrate that increasing eccentricity significantly enhances charging performance, with optimal relative eccentricity values between 0.6 and 0.7 across various shell diameters. Under optimal conditions, all shell diameters showed at least a 32 % improvement in charging efficiency, reducing charging time by a minimum of approximately 4 h. Larger shell diameters showed greater sensitivity to eccentricity changes, with charging time reductions up to 43 % for a 133 mm shell. The study also reveals that eccentricity promotes more uniform temperature profiles and accelerates the charging process by enhancing natural convection. These findings provide valuable insights for optimizing latent heat thermal energy storage designs, particularly for larger-scale applications.
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering provides a forum for the rapid publication of short, structured Case Studies in Thermal Engineering and related Short Communications. It provides an essential compendium of case studies for researchers and practitioners in the field of thermal engineering and others who are interested in aspects of thermal engineering cases that could affect other engineering processes. The journal not only publishes new and novel case studies, but also provides a forum for the publication of high quality descriptions of classic thermal engineering problems. The scope of the journal includes case studies of thermal engineering problems in components, devices and systems using existing experimental and numerical techniques in the areas of mechanical, aerospace, chemical, medical, thermal management for electronics, heat exchangers, regeneration, solar thermal energy, thermal storage, building energy conservation, and power generation. Case studies of thermal problems in other areas will also be considered.