...Tawfiq Chekifi; Moustafa Boukraa; Amine Benmoussa Thermal energy storage (TES) plays a pivotal role in a wide array of energy systems, offering a highly effective means to harness renewable energy sources, trim energy consumption and costs, reduce environmental impact, and bolster the adaptability...

...Madeleine C. Oliver; Munjal Shah; Janna Martinek; Karthik Nithyanandam; Zhiwen Ma; Michael James Martin Sustainable energy technologies often use fluids with complex properties. As an example, sulfur is a promising fluid for use in thermal energy storage (TES) systems, with highly nonlinear...

...ELSaeed Saad ELSihy; Chao Xu; Xiaoze Du Thermal energy storage (TES) using thermocline technology with phase change materials (PCM) is a promising technique for peak-shaving operation in cogeneration units. One of the disadvantages of this connotation is the use of the highly cost PCM capsules...

...O. A. Qureshi; P. R. Armstrong Efficient plant operation can be achieved by properly loading and sequencing available chillers to charge and discharge thermal energy storage (TES) reservoirs at optimal rates and times. TES charging sequences are often determined by heuristic rules that typically...

... storage systems, the concept of micro encapsulated phase change material is presented. The microparticles are designed to work in a high-temperature thermal energy storage system considering economic and technical points of view. Therefore, particles of sodium nitrate are physio-mechanical coated...

... , “ A Comparative Study on PCM and Ice Thermal Energy Storage Tank for Air-Conditioning Systems in Office Buildings ,” Appl. Therm. Eng. , 96 , pp. 391 – 399 . 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.11.107 [2] Zhao , D. , and Tan , G. , 2015 , “ Numerical Analysis of a Shell-and-Tube Latent Heat Storage...

...ELSaeed Saad ELSihy; Xiaohui Wang; Chao Xu; Xiaoze Du Thermal energy storage (TES) has become a key component in combined heat and power (CHP) generation, which enhances the load regulation capability and overall thermal performance. In line with that concept, the present work addresses a numerical...

... and stored in the form of heat through joule/resistive heating in a high-temperature, sensible, thermal energy storage medium. Internally reversible and irreversible HT-CAES system assumptions were investigated, in addition to regenerative and non-regenerative design configurations. Several system...

.... The paper describes the rather straightforward system modifications necessary for ice production. However, the primary focus of the paper is on dynamic modeling of the ice making capacity to achieve significant load-leveling via thermal energy storage during the summer utility peak, hence reducing...

... building model. The results are encouraging regarding the potential saving of operational cost, PEC, and CDE from using the control system for a CHP system with electric and thermal energy storages. Sayane , S. , and Shokrollahi , S. , 2004 , “ Selection and Sizing of Prime Movers...

... With a Mass Transfer Analog for the Filling of Stratified Thermal Energy Storage ,” Master’s thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Advisor: K. O. Homan. Truman , C. R. , Wildin , M. W. , and Yoo , J. , 1985 , “ Scale Modeling of Stratified Water Thermal Storage Tanks ,” Proceedings...

... in many areas occur on summer afternoons. An aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) was employed for cooling of the inlet air of the GT. Water from a confined aquifer was cooled in winter and was injected back into the aquifer. The stored chilled water was withdrawn in summer to cool the GT inlet air...

...Abel Herna´ndez-Guerrero; Salvador M. Aceves; Eduardo Cabrera-Ruiz; Ricardo Romero-Me´ndez This paper presents an analysis of the charge and discharge processes in a latent thermal energy storage cell. An individual cell is analyzed to study how its behavior affects the performance of a thermal...

... become even more difficult. A widely used class of energy storage media are the so-called Phase Change Materials (PCMs). These media, characterized by a high value of latent heat per unit mass, seem to offer the best performance in thermal energy storage, due to their capability of absorbing...

... , G. D. , and Hollands , K. G. T. , 1989 , “ Numerical Simulation of the Charging of Liquid Storage Tanks: Comparison with Experiment ,” ASME J. Sol. Energy Eng. , 111 , pp. 225 – 231 . Clark, J. A., 1985, “Thermal Energy Storage,” Handbook of Heat Transfer Applications , W. M. Rohsenow...

...Marc A. Rosen; Ibrahim Dincer; Norman Pedinelli The thermodynamic performance of an encapsulated ice thermal energy storage (ITES) system for cooling capacity is assessed using exergy and energy analyses. A full cycle, with charging, storing, and discharging stages, is considered. The results...