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Sustainable Technology and Green Building
Published in P.K. Jayasree, K Balan, V Rani, Practical Civil Engineering, 2021
P.K. Jayasree, K Balan, V Rani
Low-temperature geothermal refers to the utilization of the outer crust of the earth as a thermal battery to facilitate renewable warm vitality for warming and cooling structures, and other refrigeration and mechanical employments. In this form of geothermal, a Geothermal Heat Pump and Ground-coupled warmth exchanger are utilized together to move warm energy into the earth (for cooling) and out of the earth (for warming) on a changing occasional premise. Green house potential (referred to as “GHP”) is an important sustainable innovation since it both decreases yearly energy consumption related with heating and cooling, and it likewise levels the electric interest bend dispensing with the extraordinary summer and winter crest electric supply necessities. Along these lines low temperature geothermal is turning into an expanding national need with numerous tax credit support and center as a part of the continuous development toward Net Zero Energy.
Design Case Studies
Published in Chitrarekha Kabre, Synergistic Design of Sustainable Built Environments, 2020
The RSF building includes a large crawl space under the two main office wings. Dark-colored perforated sheet metal attached to south facade functions as a solar collector; the heated air behind the dark corrugated metal cladding is drawn by fans located in the building’s crawl space, a thermal mass labyrinth. The crawl space functions as a thermal battery, storing thermal energy and allowing the ventilation air for the building to be passively preheated during the heating season. The labyrinth also serves as a heat sink for reject heat from the data center, dramatically lowering the cooling load of the data center year-round.
Application of Phase Change Materials in Thermal Stability of Batteries and in the Automobile Sector
Published in Amritanshu Shukla, Atul Sharma, Pascal Henry Biwolé, Latent Heat-Based Thermal Energy Storage Systems, 2020
Lucia Ianniciello, Pascal Henry Biwolé, Patrick Achard
Several types of thermal batteries are developed for the vehicle’s thermal comfort. Usually, they are based on heat exchangers with liquids or air. However, those systems consume energy and can be unsatisfactory. The integration of the PCM in a heat battery can permit saving energy. Taylor et al.83 developed a thermal battery based on PCM with a fluid in a closed loop as heat exchanger. A recent study developed a heat battery with PCMs particles in a fixed bed to regulate the temperature in the vehicle.84 Lee85 developed a cold storage heat exchanger using PCM to provide cold air in the vehicle when it stops. This system could delay the temperature rise in the passenger compartment when the vehicle stopped. Some companies such as Sunamp or HM Heizkörper, which developed and now commercialize heat battery technologies based on PCM.
A Multi-Objective Time – Series Optimization for Optimum Planning Design of Integrative Power System with the Effects of Multi-Dimensional Sources of Uncertainty
Published in Electric Power Components and Systems, 2023
Velmurugan Vaithiyanathan, Venkatesan Mani, Suresh Govindasamy, Jaisiva Selvaraj
Modern systems mimic less processing resources, restrict multiscale decision-making, and address challenges more precisely complicates optimizing [8]. New issues need new tools. Enterprise-wide the management of supply chains involves strategic, tactical, & operational choices. Decision layers interplay across timelines. Integration creates computationally demanding multiscale models [9]. After discovering the best solutions, ideal samples were examined for microstructure development, surface shape, hardness, and residual strain distribution to determine whether process optimization enhances processed afterward Slimed SS316 surface quality in comparison to as-built. The ideal 600-W power as well as 15-min quantity of time for processing, 6-mm ball diameter, & 30-mm NSGA-IIp spacing yields a rough surface a hardness of 411 V and a diameter of 7.47 m [10]. Surface roughness was 176% lower and hardness was 90% higher in the as-built material. Activation & discharge time affect thermal battery performance. This research examines thermal battery heat transport. Fluent 15.0 simulates thermal battery activation & discharge periods for three sets of heat pellet and insulating layer thicknesses [11].
Selected Papers on the Heat Transfer Analysis of Energy Systems Presented at the International Conference on Thermal Analysis of Energy Systems
Published in Heat Transfer Engineering, 2023
It is with immense pleasure to introduce this special issue on “Heat Transfer Analysis of Energy Systems” in Heat Transfer Engineering Journal. This special issue is dedicated to the research studies reported on the heat transfer analysis of energy systems presented at the International Conference on Thermal Analysis of Energy Systems organized by Heat Pump Research Institute, Coimbatore India and Department of Mechanics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan in virtual mode during December 22–24, 2021. More than 100 papers were presented in virtual mode. Out of 100 papers, 8 papers on Heat Transfer Analysis of Energy Systems are shortlisted for this special issue. This special issue papers cover, thermodynamic analysis of thermal systems such as, automobile air conditioners, solar air collectors, heat sinks, heat exchangers, heat transfer enhancement studies, and thermal battery management system. The papers were reviewed by two subject experts and revised accordingly to meet the requirements of Heat Transfer Engineering.
Nuclear Air-Brayton Power Cycles with Thermodynamic Topping Cycles, Assured Peaking Capacity, and Heat Storage for Variable Electricity and Heat
Published in Nuclear Technology, 2021
Charles W. Forsberg, Patrick J. McDaniel, Bahman Zohuri
Coupling FIRES and a NACC enables storing low-price electricity (Fig. 2) as high-temperature heat for peak power production, effectively operating as a thermal battery. The round trip efficiency is greater than 70% because the electricity-to-heat efficiency is near 100% and the heat-to-electricity efficiency can be as high as 75%. This system has two potential advantages over batteries and other electricity storage systems. First, the capital cost is expected to be less: heat storage plus the incremental added cost for peaking capability in the gas turbine. Second, if heat storage is depleted, assured peak electricity production is still possible by burning natural gas, hydrogen, or biofuels. With batteries and other electricity storage technologies, a separate gas turbine must be added to the system to provide assured generating capacity if electricity storage is depleted.