Journal
ENERGIES
Volume 15, Issue 19, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en15197421
Keywords
cascade heat storage; phase change; solar energy; severe cold region; numerical study
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51966015, 51706111]
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The heat storage and release performance of cascade phase change units were numerically investigated for users in Inner Mongolia's severe cold region. A better material combination scheme was obtained, which has higher heat storage capacity, heat flux, and unit synchronisation performance. This study considered the irradiation variation during the winter heating season. The results show that the palmitic acid and polyethylene glycol combination scheme has the highest total heat storage per unit mass and performs well in unit synchronisation.
The heat storage and release performance of cascade phase change units are investigated numerically for users in Inner Mongolia's severe cold region. Three schemes of phase change material combinations are thoroughly tested. We obtained a better material combination scheme S3 (palmitic acid + polyethylene glycol), which has higher heat storage capacity per unit mass, higher average heat flux, and better unit synchronisation performance, so that it is more suitable for solar heating and cascade heat storage units in cold regions of Inner Mongolia. This study takes into account the irradiation variation of typical days during the winter heating season. The results show that the palmitic acid and polyethylene glycol combination scheme has the highest total heat storage per unit mass. This scheme also performs well in the synchronisation of two-stage storage units. When compared to the other two schemes, the average heat flux is increased by 25.5% for the first stage unit and 16.8% for the second stage unit.
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