Experimental and Numerical Research Activity on a Packed Bed TES System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Setup and Instrumentation
3. Numerical Analysis
4. Experimental Analysis, Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Components | Values |
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Compressor delivered flow | 255–940 m3/h, FAD |
Electrical heater max. power | 70 kW |
Maximum air temperature | 300 °C |
Bed height | 1.8 m |
Bed diameter | 0.58 m |
Alumina bead diameter | 7–9 mm |
Alumina bead thermal conductivity (100 °C) | 30 W/mK |
Alumina bead density | 3550 kg/m3 |
Alumina bead heat capacity (100 °C) | 902 J/kgK |
Bed void fraction | 0.385–0.395 |
Tank coating thickness (Mineral wool) | 100 mm |
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Cascetta, M.; Serra, F.; Arena, S.; Casti, E.; Cau, G.; Puddu, P. Experimental and Numerical Research Activity on a Packed Bed TES System. Energies 2016, 9, 758. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9090758
Cascetta M, Serra F, Arena S, Casti E, Cau G, Puddu P. Experimental and Numerical Research Activity on a Packed Bed TES System. Energies. 2016; 9(9):758. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9090758
Chicago/Turabian StyleCascetta, Mario, Fabio Serra, Simone Arena, Efisio Casti, Giorgio Cau, and Pierpaolo Puddu. 2016. "Experimental and Numerical Research Activity on a Packed Bed TES System" Energies 9, no. 9: 758. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9090758