期刊
SOLAR ENERGY
卷 119, 期 -, 页码 415-421出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.07.003
关键词
Galactitol; Subcooling; Latent heat storage; Solar cookers
资金
- DAAD
- University of Bayreuth
- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)
Galactitol, in terms of its phase change enthalpy and temperature, is a promising phase change material (PCM) for medium temperature (150-200 degrees C) latent heat storage of solar cookers. This study aimed at determining the effect of upper cycle temperature on thermal behavior of galactitol in bulk thermal cycling. Three bulk samples were repetitively melted and frozen with each sample having fixed upper cycle temperature different from the others. Temperature histories of the samples were recorded whereas phase change enthalpies and specific heat capacities were obtained by differential scanning calorimetry. Thermal diffusivities of fresh galactitol within a range of 20-240 degrees C were determined by a flash diffusivity instrument. The results show that the upper cycle temperature has a great influence on the attainable number of melting and freezing cycles, the degree of subcooling, the rate of change of degree of subcooling as well as the phase change enthalpy and temperature. The upper cycle temperatures above but close to the melting temperature are favorable. The lowest upper cycle temperature was around 200 degrees C and yielded about 90 thermal cycles feasible for solar cooking at temperatures greater than 150 degrees C. Therefore, galactitol as a PCM in thermal energy storage of solar cookers that are thermally cycled at least once a day, can afford a lifespan of less than 100 days, which is far lower than lifespans of the other parts of the cooker system. Galactitol was thus found to be unstable and with a too short lifespan for practical application as PCM for medium temperature thermal energy storage purposes. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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