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Experimental and numerical investigation on the charging and discharging process of a cold energy storage for space cooling of buildings

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  • Ma, Y.
  • Tao, Y.
  • Deng, D.L.
  • Wang, Y.
  • Tu, J.Y.

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To address the current issue of the difficulty to use the hot outdoor environment during summer nights to provide coolness for phase change materials (PCM) and thus reduce building energy consumption in hot summer areas, a novel cold energy storage unit has been proposed. It replaces the hot outdoor environment with other free or cheap cold sources. An experimental setup is built to investigate the cold storage and release performance of the PCM storage unit. Later, the well-validated numerical model is conducted to further explore thermal performance of the PCM storage unit. The numerical result indicates that the cold storage process can be completed from 64.33 min to 96.56 min when the water inlet temperature varies from 10 °C to 16 °C. Further, during the cold release process, the PCM storage unit can reduce the temperature of the hot air by a maximum of about 8–12 °C when the air inlet temperature ranges from 32 °C to 38 °C. The cold release efficiency is varied between 81.65 % and 96.44 %. In conclusion, the findings provide a promising way for cold storage and space cooling of buildings in hot summer areas through the cold energy storage unit.

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  • Ma, Y. & Tao, Y. & Deng, D.L. & Wang, Y. & Tu, J.Y., 2024. "Experimental and numerical investigation on the charging and discharging process of a cold energy storage for space cooling of buildings," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 222(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:222:y:2024:i:c:s0960148124000399
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.119974
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