Browsing Articles publicats (Informàtica i Enginyeria Industrial) by Author "Solé, Aran"
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Benchmarking of useful phase change materials for a building application
Navarro Farré, Lidia; Solé, Aran; Martín, Marc; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Olivieri, Lorenzo; Tenorio, José Antonio; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2018)Nowadays, there is an increasing interest in more efficient building materials and new technologies to accomplish the objectives defined by energy policies. The combination of energy efficient building designs and integration ... -
Combining biocatalysts to achieve new phase change materials. Application to non-edible animal fat
Gallart-Sirvent, Pau; Martín, Marc; Solé, Aran; Villorbina Noguera, Gemma; Balcells Fluvià, Mercè; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Canela i Garayoa, Ramon (Elsevier, 2018)The thermal properties of various alkyl threo-9, 10-dihydroxystearates (DHSEs) prepared from non-edible fat were studied. Non-edible animal fat was hydrolyzed in a 93% yield with R. oryzae resting cells. Crude unsaturated ... -
Comparative analysis of latent thermal energy storage tanks for micro-CHP systems
Nuytten, T.; Moreno Argilés, Pere; Vanhoudt, D.; Jespers, L.; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Solé, Aran (Elsevier, 2013)The efficiency of micro-combined heat and power (micro-CHP) systems can be increased by decoupling the production of electricity and heat by means of thermal energy storage (TES) systems where heat that is not needed ... -
Corrosion evaluation and prevention of reactor materials to contain thermochemical material for thermal energy storage
Solé, Aran; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Martorell, Ingrid; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2016)Thermochemical materials (TCM) can be used for seasonal heat storage, storing high amounts of thermal energy coming from the sun in summer and releasing it in winter, when heating for houses is needed. One promising TCM ... -
Corrosion of metal containers for use in PCM energy storage
Ferrer, Gerard; Solé, Aran; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Martorell, Ingrid; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2015)In recent years, thermal energy storage (TES) systems using phase change materials (PCM) have been widely studied and developed to be applied as solar energy storage units for residential heating and cooling. These systems ... -
Corrosion of metals and salt hydrates used for thermochemical energy storage
Solé, Aran; Miró, Laia; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Martorell, Ingrid; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2015)Solar energy can be efficiently used if thermal energy storage systems are accordingly designed to match availability and demand. Thermal energy storage by thermochemical materials (TCM) is very attractive since these ... -
Corrosion test of salt hydrates and vessel metals for thermochemical energy storage
Solé, Aran; Miró, Laia; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Martorell, Ingrid; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2014)Among all thermochemical materials for thermal energy storage salt hydrates seem to be the most promising ones. Salt hydrates present the highest energy densities, but their main drawback is their bad compatibility with ... -
Empirical equations for viscosity and specific heat capacity determination of fatty acids
Ferrer, Gerard; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Palacios, Anabel; Solé, Aran; Fernández Renna, Ana Inés; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2017)Phase change materials (PCM) used in thermal energy storage (TES) systems have been presented, over recent years, as one of the most effective options in energy storage. Saturated fatty acids are one of the most used PCM ... -
Empirical equations for viscosity and specific heat capacity determination of paraffin PCM and fatty acid PCM
Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Ferrer, Gerard; Palacios, Anabel; Solé, Aran; Fernández Renna, Ana Inés; Cabeza, Luisa F. (IOP Publishing, 2017)Phase change materials (PCM) used in thermal energy storage (TES) systems have been presented, over recent years, as one of the most effective options in energy storage. Paraffin and fatty acids are some of the most used ... -
Evaluation of energy density as performance indicator for thermal energy storage at material and system levels
Romaní Picas, Joaquim; Gasia, Jaume; Solé, Aran; Takasu, Hiroki; Kato, Yukitaka; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2018)The increase of the capacity factor of thermal processes which use renewable energies is closely linked to the implementation of thermal energy storage (TES) systems. Currently, TES systems can be classified depending on ... -
Experimental validation of the exact analytical solution to the steady periodic heat transfer problem in a PCM layer
Mazzeo, Domenico; Oliveti, Giuseppe; Gracia, Álvaro de; Coma Arpón, Julià; Solé, Aran; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2017)Phase change materials (PCM) are used in many industrial and residential applications for their advantageous characteristic of high capacity of latent thermal storage by means of an isothermal process. In this context, it ... -
Fatty acid eutectic mixtures and derivatives from non-edible animal fat as phase change materials
Gallart-Sirvent, Pau; Martín, Marc; Villorbina Noguera, Gemma; Balcells Fluvià, Mercè; Solé, Aran; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Canela i Garayoa, Ramon (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017)A set of compounds from non-edible fat waste was prepared and their thermal behavior was studied. The fat was hydrolyzed and crystallized in a simple and robust process to yield palmitic acid-stearic acid (PA-SA) mixtures. ... -
Geometry optimization of a heat storage system for concentrated solar power plants (CSP)
Solé, Aran; Falcoz, Quentin; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Neveu, Pierre (Elsevier, 2018)In the present study, geometry optimization of a phase change material (PCM) heat storage system is presented. The existing PCM-fins heat exchanger system works at the back side of a solar receiver in order to minimize the ... -
Health hazard, cycling and thermal stability as key parameters when selecting a suitable phase change material (PCM)
Miró, Laia; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Ferrer, Gerard; Solé, Aran; Martorell, Ingrid; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2016)From the literature review it was observed that there is no established methodology, neither a common pattern, when selecting a phase change material for a thermal energy storage application. Melting temperature and enthalpy ... -
Intercomparative tests on phase change materials characterisation with differential scanning calorimeter
Lázaro, Ana; Peñalosa, Conchita; Solé, Aran; Diarce, Gonzalo; Haussmann, Thomas; Fois, Magali; Zalba, Belén; Gschwander, Stefan; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2013)For the correct design of thermal storage systems using phase change materials (PCMs) in any application, as well as for their simulation, it is essential to characterise the materials from thermophysical and rheological ... -
Ionic compounds derived from crude glycerol: Thermal energy storage capability evaluation
Escribà i Gelonch, Marc; Barreneche Güerisoli, Camila; Yara Varón, Edinson; Eras i Joli, Jordi; Solé, Aran; Tomàs, Albert; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Canela i Garayoa, Ramon (2017)Ionic liquids (diimidazol-1-ium esters) prepared from wastes, crude glycerol and carboxylic acids are investigated as potential phase change materials (PCM). The ionic liquids (IL) with best thermophysical properties were ... -
Life cycle assessment (LCA) of a pneumatic municipal waste collection system compared to traditional truck collection. Sensitivity study of the influence of the energy source
Chàfer, Marta; Solé Mauri, Francina; Solé, Aran; Boer, Dieter; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2019)The study of waste management strategies is increasing worldwide due to the necessity of a more sustainable environment. In this framework, guaranteeing cleaner energy is the key parameter for cleaner production, especially ... -
Mainstreaming commercial CSP systems: A technology review
Fernández, Ángel G.; Gomez-Vidal, Judith; Oró Prim, Eduard; Kruizenga, Alan; Solé, Aran; Cabeza, Luisa F. (Elsevier, 2019)In this review, we summarise the current status and new trends in concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, analysing the technology cost and their evolution during the last years, with special focus on thermal storage. ... -
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 ... -
Novel geopolymer for use as a sensible storage option in high temperature thermal energy storage systems
Jacob, Rhys; Trout, Neil; Solé, Aran; Clarke, Stephen; Fernández Renna, Ana Inés; Cabeza, Luisa F.; Saman, Wasim; Bruno, Frank (American Institute of Physics, 2020)In the current study a novel geopolymer created from waste materials (namely fly ash and black slag) has been characterised as a potential high temperature thermal energy storage material option. Several geopolymer samples ...