Publication detail

A study into optimal design of an air-PCM thermal energy storage unit with CSM panels

HLINÍK, J. KLIMEŠ, L. CHARVÁT, P. OSTRÝ, M.

English title

A study into optimal design of an air-PCM thermal energy storage unit with CSM panels

Type

conference paper

Language

en

Original abstract

A latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) unit was optimized with the aim to maximize the overall heat transfer rates between the air and the PCM. The LHTES unit was an air-PCM heat exchanger consisting of a given number of CSM panels. The optimization was carried out for heat storage operation. The spacing of the panels and their thickness were considered in the study. The computer model of the unit was developed and implemented in MATLAB. A genetic algorithm was coupled with the thermal model of the unit in MATLAB to form an optimization model. The results of the study show the influence of the design and operation parameters on the overall performance of the LHTES unit.

English abstract

A latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) unit was optimized with the aim to maximize the overall heat transfer rates between the air and the PCM. The LHTES unit was an air-PCM heat exchanger consisting of a given number of CSM panels. The optimization was carried out for heat storage operation. The spacing of the panels and their thickness were considered in the study. The computer model of the unit was developed and implemented in MATLAB. A genetic algorithm was coupled with the thermal model of the unit in MATLAB to form an optimization model. The results of the study show the influence of the design and operation parameters on the overall performance of the LHTES unit.

Keywords in English

Engineering optimization; genetic algorithm; thermal energy storage

Released

21.05.2018

Publisher

IIR/IIF

ISBN

978-2-36215-025-8

ISSN

0151-1637

Book

Refrigeration Science and Technology

Volume

2018

Number

5

Pages from–to

273–278

Pages count

6

BIBTEX


@inproceedings{BUT151933,
  author="Juraj {Hliník} and Lubomír {Klimeš} and Pavel {Charvát} and Milan {Ostrý},
  title="A study into optimal design of an air-PCM thermal energy storage unit with CSM panels",
  booktitle="Refrigeration Science and Technology
",
  year="2018",
  volume="2018",
  number="5",
  month="May",
  pages="273--278",
  publisher="IIR/IIF",
  isbn="978-2-36215-025-8",
  issn="0151-1637"
}