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Study on Thermal Performance of Electric Heating System with Salt Hydrate-PCM Storage

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  • Li Huang

    (School of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Geography Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Udo Piontek

    (Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT, 46047 Oberhausen, Germany)

  • Lulu Zhuang

    (School of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Geography Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Rongyue Zheng

    (School of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Geography Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
    Healthy & Intelligent Kitchen Engineering Research Center of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Deqiu Zou

    (Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China)

Abstract

An electric radiator combined with salt hydrate-phase change material (PCM) storage was developed to replace the existing scattered coal burning systems for clean heating applications. It was designed to have an average heat output of 400 W and a thermal storage efficiency of 65.6% for reducing the electricity peak load. The thermal performance was investigated experimentally and numerically by using various radiator configurations and electric heating powers, as well as three PCMs with a melting point of 58 °C (PCMI 58), 78 °C (PCMI 78) and 90 °C (PCMI 90). It was found that the radiator combined with PCMI 78 had an average heat output of 412 W, and the PCMI 78 could be completely charged within 8 off-peak hours at an electric heating power of 1270 W, in the case of the radiator external dimension L × B × H of 796 × 106 × 656 mm and the L/B ratio of 7.5. The experiment results indicated that the average room temperature could be maintained at 20.0 °C at an outdoor temperature of 5.2 °C when applying the electric radiator developed.

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  • Li Huang & Udo Piontek & Lulu Zhuang & Rongyue Zheng & Deqiu Zou, 2023. "Study on Thermal Performance of Electric Heating System with Salt Hydrate-PCM Storage," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-21, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:20:p:7108-:d:1260807
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