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Investigation on novel modular sorption thermal cell with improved energy charging and discharging performance

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Long Jiang, Dr Yiji LuORCiD, Professor Tony Roskilly, Ke Tang

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Abstract

© 2017 Novel composite strontium chloride is developed with expanded natural graphite and carbon coated nickel as the additives. It is indicated that expanded natural graphite and carbon coated nickel are conducive to heat and mass transfer performance, which result in improved sorption characteristic. For composite sorbents with carbon coated nickel, thermal conductivity and permeability range from 0.57 W·m-1·K-1 to 1.93 W·m-1·K-1 and from 2.98×10-10 m2 to 2.71×10-13 m2. Novel composite strontium chloride with carbon coated metal enjoys the faster desorption and sorption reaction rate than that without carbon coated metal. For different evaporation temperatures, sorption quantity of novel composite strontium chloride ranges from 0.28 kg·kg-1 to 0.7 kg·kg-1. Based on testing results of sorbents with carbon coated nickel, a promising sorption thermal cell is developed and analyzed for combined cold and heat storage, which greatly enhances the versatility and working reliability. Under different working conditions, cold and heat density range from 384 kJ·kg-1 to 811 kJ·kg-1 and 549 kJ·kg-1 to 1648 kJ·kg-1. Modular sorption thermal cell could be flexible connected to sorption battery for scaling applications, which reveals great potentials for renewable energy utilization and waste heat recovery.


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Author(s): Jiang L, Wang R, Lu Y, Roskilly AP, Wang L, Tang K

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Energy Conversion and Management

Year: 2017

Volume: 148

Pages: 110-119

Print publication date: 15/09/2017

Online publication date: 05/06/2017

Acceptance date: 27/05/2017

Date deposited: 10/08/2017

ISSN (print): 0196-8904

ISSN (electronic): 1879-2227

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.05.067

DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.05.067


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EP/N02155X/1EPSRC

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