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Study of energy density of adsorption-based thermal energy storage system under different operating conditions for SAPO-34

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The water vapor and the silico-alumino-phosphate (SAPO-34) material has been recognized to be one of the better adsorbate-adsorbent pairs for the packed-bed adsorptive thermal energy storage (TES) systems for space heating applications. In this paper, operating conditions including the system construction materials selection, cooling methods of the system after regeneration, relative humidity (RH) of inlet air, and packed-bed regeneration temperatures have been examined for the TES system performance evaluation and process design optimization purposes.

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Abbreviations

AC:

Air cooling

AHT:

Adsorptive heat transformation

BET:

Brunauer–Emmett–Teller

IC:

Isolated cooling

MFC:

Mass flow controller

MOF:

Metal organic framework

PC:

Polycarbonate

RH:

Relative humidity

SAPO:

Silico-alumino-phosphate

SLPM:

Standard liter per minute

SS:

Stainless steel

TES:

Thermal energy storage

Cg inlet :

Inlet water vapor concentration (mol/m3)

Cp :

Heat capacity of the moist air (kJ/kg·K)

P atm :

Atmosphere pressure (101.325 kPa)

P inlet :

Total pressure measured (kPa) at column inlet hygrometer

P sat :

Saturated water vapor pressure (kPa) at temperature THinlet

q :

Adsorption capacity (mol/kg)

R :

Gas constant (8.3145 J/mol·K)

RH inlet :

Inlet relative humidity measured (%) at inlet hygrometer

ΔT:

Temperature difference (K) between the column inlet and outlet

TH inlet :

Temperature measured (K) at column inlet hygrometer

V :

Volume of the packed bed column (cm3)

v m :

Mass flow rate (kg/s) of the moist air

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The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support received for this project from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) through Canada-wide NSERC Energy Storage Technology (NEST) Network.

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    Ye Carrier, Curtis Strong, Dominique Lefebvre & F. Handan Tezel

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Carrier, Y., Strong, C., Lefebvre, D. et al. Study of energy density of adsorption-based thermal energy storage system under different operating conditions for SAPO-34. Adsorption 27, 629–636 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-021-00319-7

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