Abstract
Heat storage systems based on two-tank thermochemical heat storage are gaining momentum for their utilization in solar power plants or industrial waste heat recovery since they can efficiently store heat for future usage. However, their performance is generally limited by reactor configuration, design, and optimization on the one hand and most importantly on the selection of appropriate thermochemical materials. Metal hydrides, although at the early stage of research and development (in heat storage applications), can offer several advantages over other thermochemical materials (salt hydrates, metal hydroxides, oxide, and carbonates) such as high energy storage density and power density. This study presents a system that combines latent heat and thermochemical heat storage based on two-tank metal hydrides. The systems consist of two metal hydrides tanks coupled and equipped with a phase change material (PCM) jacket. During the heat charging process, the high-temperature metal hydride (HTMH) desorbs hydrogen, which is stored in the low-temperature metal hydride (LTMH). In the meantime, the heat generated from hydrogen absorption in the LTMH tank is stored as latent heat in a phase change material (PCM) jacket surrounding the LTMH tank, to be reused during the heat discharging. A 2D axis-symmetric mathematical model was developed to investigate the heat and mass transfer phenomena inside the beds and the PCM jacket. The effects of the thermo-physical properties of the PCM and the PCM jacket size on the performance indicators (energy density, power output, and energy recovery efficiency) of the heat storage system are analyzed and discussed. The results showed that the PCM melting point, the latent heat of fusion, the density and the thermal conductivity had significant impacts on these performance indicators.
Highlights
Waste heat is inherently the byproduct of any industrial process varying from thermal power plants, crude oil refineries, steel industries to transportation
The results showed that the integration of phase change material (PCM) slightly improved the ORC thermal efficiency from 15.5 to 16.4%
The results provide some insights into the role of PCM as an internal heat recovery media and into the performance of two-tank thermochemical heat storage for industrial waste heat recovery
Summary
Waste heat is inherently the byproduct of any industrial process varying from thermal power plants, crude oil refineries, steel industries to transportation. In thermal power plants where coal or diesel is burned to produce power (electricity), more than 30% of its chemical energy is wasted (discharged) [1] to the environment. This leads to a generally 20–40% heat-to-work conversion efficiency. This heat discharging to the environment may lead to thermal pollution, which as a result, increases the ambient temperature in the long run. The multi-generation processes, such as the combined heat and power (CHP)
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