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Adsorbent working pairs for solar thermal energy storage in buildings

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  • Frazzica, Andrea
  • Freni, Angelo

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In this study, the thermodynamic analysis of several adsorption working pairs for adsorption heat storage applications at domestic level is presented. The selected working pairs employ different working fluids (i.e. water, ethanol, ammonia, methanol) and different adsorbent materials such as classical zeolites, silica gels, alumino-phosphates, composite sorbents and activated carbons. The simulations have been performed taking into account desorption temperatures in the range between 80 °C and 120 °C, compatible with non-concentrating solar thermal collectors, under seasonal heat storage working conditions. The composite sorbent MWCNT-LiCl with both water and methanol as working fluid showed the highest heat storage density under practical working boundary conditions. Among the standard adsorbents, the zeotype AQSOA Z02 showed promising achievable heat storage densities. Classical working pairs, such as zeolite 13X/water, commonly employed for heat storage applications, are not suitable for this working range. Finally, also the influence of the metal to sorbent mass ratio, due to the heat exchanger, was investigated, demonstrating that it can reduce the achievable amount of heat released to the user up to 30%.

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  • Frazzica, Andrea & Freni, Angelo, 2017. "Adsorbent working pairs for solar thermal energy storage in buildings," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 110(C), pages 87-94.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:110:y:2017:i:c:p:87-94
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.09.047
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