Browsing Articles publicats (Informàtica i Enginyeria Industrial) by Author "Palomba, Valeria"
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A new methodological approach for the evaluation of scaling up a latent storage module for integration in heat pumps
Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Mselle, Boniface Dominick; Vérez, David; Borri, Emiliano; Strehlow, Andreas; Nitsch, Birgo; Frazzica, Andrea; Palomba, Valeria; Cabeza, Luisa F. (MDPI, 2021)A clear gap was identified in the literature regarding the in-depth evaluation of scaling up thermal energy storage components. To cover such a gap, a new methodological approach was developed and applied to a novel latent ... -
An innovative solar-biomass energy system to increase the share of renewables in office buildings
Palomba, Valeria; Borri, Emiliano; Charalampidis, Antonios; Frazzica, Andrea; Karellas, Sotirios; Cabeza, Luisa F. (MDPI, 2021)Increasing the energy efficiency of residential and non-residential buildings is a crucial point towards the development of the sustainable cities of the future. To reach such a goal, the commonly employed intervention ... -
Assessment of the hydration/dehydration behaviour of MgSO4∙7H2O filled cellular foams for sorption storage applications through morphological and thermo-gravimetric analyses
Calabrese, Luigi; Brancato, Vincenza; Palomba, Valeria; Frazzica, Andrea; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2018)In this article, the relationship between morphological characteristics and de/hydration performance was assessed on an innovative magnesium sulphate heptahydrate filled silicone composite foam for sorption thermal energy ... -
Corrosion assessment of promising hydrated salts as sorption materials for thermal energy storage systems
Fernández, Ángel G.; Fullana Puig, Margalida; Calabrese, Luigi; Palomba, Valeria; Frazzica, Andrea; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2020)Salt hydrates are an appealing option to be used as sorption materials in thermal energy storage (TES). In this work, strontium bromide and magnesium sulphate have been selected as one of the most promising salt hydrates ... -
Enabling technologies for sector coupling: A review on the role of heat pumps and thermal energy storage
Rehman, Omais Abdur; Palomba, Valeria; Frazzica, Andrea; Cabeza, Luisa F. (MDPI, 2021)In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, current and future energy systems need to be made more efficient and sustainable. This change can be accomplished by increasing the penetration of renewable energy sources and ... -
Hybrid cascade heat pump and thermal-electric energy storage system for residential buildings: experimental testing and performance analysis
Palomba, Valeria; Bonanno, Antonino; Brunaccini, Giovanni; Aloisio, Davide; Sergi, Francesco; Dino, Giuseppe E.; Varvagiannis, Efstratios; Karellas, Sotirios; Nitsch, Birgo; Strehlow, Andreas; Groβe, André; Herrmann, Ralph; Barmparitsas, Nikolaos; Koch, Nelson; Vérez, David; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Frazzica, Andrea (MDPI, 2021)The need for innovative heating and cooling systems to decarbonize the building sector is widely recognized. It is especially important to increase the share of renewables at building level by maximizing self-consumption ... -
Implementation of a solar-biomass system for multi-family houses: Towards 100% renewable energy utilization
Palomba, Valeria; Borri, Emiliano; Charalampidis, Antonios; Frazzica, Andrea; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Karellas, Sotirios (2020)The decarbonization of the building sector cannot preclude from the vast diffusion of renewable-sourced polygeneration systems for covering both heating and cooling demand. In this context, this study shows the potentialities ... -
Innovative composite sorbent for thermal energy storage based on a SrBr2·6H2O filled silicone composite foam
Calabrese, Luigi; Brancato, Vincenza; Palomba, Valeria; Frazzica, Andrea; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2019)This paper reports about the first experimental activity on a composite material for thermal energy storage, based on a SrBr2·6H2O filled silicone foam. The morphological and thermal features of the composite with different ... -
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of an Innovative Compact Hybrid Electrical‐Thermal Storage System for Residential Buildings in Mediterranean Climate
Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Llantoy, Noelia; Palomba, Valeria; Frazzica, Andrea; Dallapiccola, Mattia; Trentin, Federico; Cabeza, Luisa F. (MDPI, 2021)The buildings sector is one of the least sustainable activities in the world, accounting for around 40% of the total global energy demand. With the aim to reduce the environmental impact of this sector, the use of renewable ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of an Innovative Hybrid Energy Storage System for Residential Buildings in Continental Climates
Llantoy, Noelia; Zsembinszki, Gabriel; Palomba, Valeria; Frazzica, Andrea; Dallapiccola, Mattia; Trentin, Federico; Cabeza, Luisa F. (2021)With the aim of contributing to achieving the decarbonization of the energy sector, the environmental impact of an innovative system to produce heating and domestic hot water for heating demand-dominated climates is assessed ... -
Magnesium sulphate-silicone foam composites for thermochemical energy storage: Assessment of dehydration behaviour and mechanical stability
Calabrese, Luigi; Brancato, Vincenza; Palomba, Valeria; Frazzica, Andrea; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2019)This paper assesses the mechanical stability and dehydration behaviour of a new composite material constituted by magnesium sulphate hepta-hydrate, used as filler at vary contents, and a porous silicone, used as matrix in ... -
MgSO4·7H2O filled macro cellular foams: An innovative composite sorbent for thermo-chemical energy storage applications for solar buildings
Brancato, Vincenza; Calabrese, Luigi; Palomba, Valeria; Frazzica, Andrea; Fullana Puig, Margalida; Solé, Aran; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2018)For seasonal energy storage using solar energy in buildings heating and DHW, thermochemical technology represents the most promising alternative due to the virtually absence of heat losses during storage period. This work ... -
Morphological and Structural Evaluation of Hydration/Dehydration Stages of MgSO4 Filled Composite Silicone Foam for Thermal Energy Storage Applications
Piperopoulos, Elpida; Calabrese, Luigi; Bruzzaniti, Paolo; Brancato, Vincenza; Palomba, Valeria; Caprì, Angela; Frazzica, Andrea; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Proverbio, Edoardo; Milone, Candida (MDPI, 2020)Salt hydrates, such as MgSO4·7H2O, are considered attractive materials for thermal energy storage, thanks to their high theoretical storage density. However, pure salt hydrates present some challenges in real application ... -
Research trends and perspectives of thermal management of electric batteries: Bibliometric analysis
Cabeza, Luisa F.; Frazzica, Andrea; Chàfer, Marta; Vérez, David; Palomba, Valeria (Elsevier, 2020)The development of renewable energy sources (RES) to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals of a 100% RES-based energy system has driven a lot of research on batteries for electric vehicles and stationary applications, ...