Résumé
Phase change materials (PCMs) can be used to shift the cooling or heating load from the peak period to the off-peak period. In this paper, a new double layer phase change material (PCM) floor is put forward. The two layers of PCM have different melting temperature. The system is used to store heat or cold energy in the off-peak period and release them in the peak period during heating or cooling. According to the numerical model built in this paper, the thermal performances of the floor are analyzed. The results show that the optimal melting temperatures of PCMs exist. The fluctuations of the floor surface temperatures and the heat fluxes will be reduced and the system still can provide a certain amount of heat or cold energy after the heat pump or chiller has been turned off for a long time. Compared to the floor without PCM, the energy released by the floor with PCM in peak period will be increased by 41.1% and 37.9% during heating and cooling when the heat of fusion of PCM is 150 kJ/kg. [Reprinted with permission from Elsevier. Copyright, 2011].
Détails
- Titre original : Thermal analysis of a double layer phase change material floor.
- Identifiant de la fiche : 30004003
- Langues : Anglais
- Source : Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 31 - n. 10
- Date d'édition : 07/2011
- DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.01.023
Liens
Voir d'autres articles du même numéro (10)
Voir la source
Indexation
-
A study of pre-cooling impacts on peak demand l...
- Auteurs : SUN Y., WANG S., XIAO F., et al.
- Date : 12/2012
- Langues : Anglais
- Source : HVAC&R Research - vol. 18 - n. 6
Voir la fiche
-
Optimización de los sistemas de refrigeración l...
- Auteurs : MOSAFFA A., INFANTE FERREIRA C. A., ROSEN M. A., et al.
- Date : 06/2014
- Langues : Espagnol
- Source : Frío Calor Aire acondicionado - n. 470
- Formats : PDF
Voir la fiche
-
A numerical study of external building walls co...
- Auteurs : IZQUIERDO-BARRIENTOS M. A., BELMONTE J. F., RODRÍGUEZ-SÁNCHEZ D., et al.
- Date : 05/12/2012
- Langues : Anglais
- Source : Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 47
Voir la fiche
-
Internal surfaces including phase change materi...
- Auteurs : ARNAULT A., MATHIEU-POTVIN F., GOSSELIN L.
- Date : 11/2010
- Langues : Anglais
- Source : International Journal of thermal Sciences - vol. 49 - n. 11
Voir la fiche
-
Experimental and numerical investigations on th...
- Auteurs : BEHZADI S., FARID M. M.
- Date : 06/2011
- Langues : Anglais
- Source : HVAC&R Research - vol. 17 - n. 3
Voir la fiche