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Heat Transfer Behaviors of Thermal Energy Storages for High Temperature Solar Systems

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Industrial and Technological Applications of Transport in Porous Materials

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Solar energy is an important alternative energy source that will likely be utilized in the future. One main limiting factor in the application of solar energy is its cyclic time dependence. Therefore, solar systems require energy storage to provide energy during the night and overcast periods. Although the need of thermal energy storage also exists for many other thermal applications, it is particularly notable for solar applications. It can improve the efficient use and provision of thermal energy whenever there is a mismatch between energy generation and use. In sensible thermal storage, energy is stored by changing the temperature of a storage medium. The amount of energy input to thermal energy storage by a sensible heat device is proportional to the difference between the storage final and initial temperatures, the mass of storage medium and its heat capacity. Each medium and porous matrix has its own advantages and disadvantages.

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Abbreviations

a sf :

Specific surface area, m−1

c, c p :

Specific heat, Jkg−1K−1

C:

Inertia coefficient

d p :

sphere diameter

D :

Cylinder diameter, m

G :

Mass velocity, kg m−2 s−1

h :

Surface heat transfer coefficient, Wm−2K−1

h sf :

Interfacial heat transfer coefficient between solid matrix and fluid, Wm-2K-1

H :

Height of the cross section, m

k :

Thermal conductivity, Wm−1K−1

K :

Permeability, m−2

L :

Cylinder height, channel length, m

m :

Mass flow rate, kg s−1

p :

Pressure, Pa

Pr:

Prandtl number

q :

Heat flux, Wm−2

r, z:

Cylindrical coordinates, m

Re:

Reynolds number

s :

Channel thickness, m

t :

Time, s

T :

Temperature, K

u, v :

Velocity component, ms−1

x, y, z:

Cartesian coordinates, m

ε :

Emissivity coefficient

φ :

Porosity

µ :

Dynamic viscosity, Pa s

ρ :

Density, kgm-3

f :

Fluid

in :

Initial

p :

Porous

s :

Solid

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This work was supported by MIUR with Art. 12 D. M. 593/2000 Grandi Laboratori “EliosLab” and grant PRIN-2009KSSKL3.

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Andreozzi, A., Buonomo, B., Manca, O., Nardini, S., Tamburrino, S. (2013). Heat Transfer Behaviors of Thermal Energy Storages for High Temperature Solar Systems. In: Delgado, J. (eds) Industrial and Technological Applications of Transport in Porous Materials. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 36. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37469-2_5

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