Thermochemical energy storage systems: modelling, analysis and design

Thermal energy storage (TES) is an advanced technology for storing thermal energy that can mitigate environmental impacts and facilitate more efficient and clean energy systems. Thermochemical TES is an emerging method with the potential for high energy density storage. Where space is limited, therefore, thermochemical TES has the highest potential to achieve the required compact TES. Principles of thermochemical TES are presented and thermochemical TES is critically assessed and compared with other TES types. The integration of TES systems with heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) applications is examined and reviewed accounting for various factors, and recent advances are discussed. Thermodynamics assessments are presented for general closed and open thermochemical TES systems. Exergy and energy analyses are applied to assess and compare the efficiencies of the overall thermochemical TES cycle and its charging, storing and discharging processes. Examples using experimental data are presented to illustrate the analyses. Some important factors related to design concepts of thermochemical TES systems are considered and preliminary design conditions for them are investigated. Parametric studies are carried out for the thermochemical storage systems to investigate the effects of selected parameters on the efficiency and behavior of thermochemical storage systems.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Applied Science (MASc)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Grantor

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Haji Abedin, Ali

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Rosen, Marc A.

• Thermal energy storage
• Thermochemical energy storage
• Energy efficiency
• Exergy efficiency
• First law efficiency
• Second law efficiency
• Exergy

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10155/119

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ontariotechu.scholaris.ca:10155/119