Numerical model evaluation of a PCM cold storage tank and uncertainty analysis of the parameters

dc.contributor.authorZsembinszki, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorMoreno Argilés, Pere
dc.contributor.authorSolé Cutrona, Cristian
dc.contributor.authorCastell, Albert
dc.contributor.authorCabeza, Luisa F.
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-09T08:09:04Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThermal energy storage (TES) tanks for cold storage can be used for peak load shaving. This paper presents and evaluates a mathematical model where a TES tank is filled with commercial phase change material (PCM) flat slabs. The 2D model is used for simulating the outlet temperature of the heat transfer fluid, and also the heat transfer rate during the discharging process. The study includes the use of an approximation of the PCM specific heat (cPCM;old) which corresponds to the parameter calculated in the previous iteration of the implicit finite difference method. Thus, an evaluation of the different model parameters is performed, based on the comparison between the computational time and accuracy of the different simulations. Moreover, the uncertainties in different input variables are also analysed in order to find out which variable should be known more accurately. The results show that using the approximated parameter cPCM;old is a good solution for reducing the computational time despite a slight error increase in the case of using small time step in the simulation. Moreover, the inlet HTF temperature, and melting temperature, density and specific heat of the PCM are the main parameters to take into account in terms of uncertainty variables evaluation.ca_ES
dc.description.sponsorshipThe research leading to these results has received funding from the [EuropeanCommunity’s] Seventh Framework Programme([FP7/ 2007-2013] [FP7/2007-2011])under grant agreementn_262285.The work was partially funded by the Spanish Government (ENE2011- 22722, ENE2011-28269-C03-01 and ULLE10-4E-1305). The authors would like to thank the Catalan Government for the quality accreditation given to their research group (2009 SFR 534).
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.02.055
dc.identifier.idgrec020762
dc.identifier.issn1359-4311
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/47889
dc.language.isoengca_ES
dc.publisherElsevierca_ES
dc.relationMICINN/PN2008-2011/ENE2011-22722
dc.relationMICINN/PN2008-2011/ENE2011-28269-C03-01
dc.relation.isformatofVersió postprint del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.02.055ca_ES
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Thermal Engineering, 2014, vol. 67, p. 16-23ca_ES
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/262285
dc.rightscc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier, 2014ca_ES
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessca_ES
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.subjectPhase change materialca_ES
dc.subjectThermal energy storageca_ES
dc.subjectLatent heatca_ES
dc.titleNumerical model evaluation of a PCM cold storage tank and uncertainty analysis of the parametersca_ES
dc.typearticleca_ES
dc.type.versionacceptedVersionca_ES
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