Modeling approach of thermal decomposition of salt-hydrates for heat storage systems

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Heat storage systems using reversible chemical solid-fluid reactions to store and release thermal energy operates in charging and discharging phases. During last three decades, discussions on thermal decomposition of several salt-hydrates were done (experimentally and numerically) [1,2]. A mathematical model of heat and mass transfer in fixed bed reactor for heat storage is proposed based on a set of partial differential equations (PDEs). Beside the physical phenomena, the chemical reaction is considered via the balances or conservations of mass, extent conversion and energy in the reactor. These PDEs are numerically solved by means of the finite element method using Comsol Multiphysics 4.3a. The objective of this paper is to describe an adaptive modeling approach and establish a correct set of PDEs describing the physical system and appropriate parameters for simulating the thermal decomposition process. In this paper, kinetic behavior as stated by the ICTAC committee [3] to understand transport phenomena and reactions mechanism in gas and solid phases is taking into account using the generalized Prout-Tompkins equation with modifications based on thermal analysis experiments. The model is then applied to two thermochemical materials CaCl2 and MgCl2 with experimental activation energies and a comparison is made with TGA-DSC measurement results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology : Heat Transfer in Energy Systems; Thermophysical Properties; Theory and Fundamental Research in Heat Transfer
EditorsASME
Number of pages10
Volume1
PublisherThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Publication date14.07.2013
PagesPaper No. HT2013-17022, pp. V001T01A010; 10 pages
Article numberV001T01A010
ISBN (print)978-0-7918-5547-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14.07.2013
EventASME Summer Heat Transfer Summer Conference - ASME 2013 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Duration: 14.07.201319.07.2013
Conference number: 8
https://www.asmeconferences.org/HT2013/

Bibliographical note

Armand Fopah Lele is graduated from the University of Yaoundé 1 in Cameroon (Physics-Materials Science) and the International Institute for Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering in Burkina Faso (Environment). He is actually research associate and doctorate student in the project Inkubator-thermal battery at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Germany.

    Research areas

  • Engineering - Comsol multiphysics, Discharging phasis, Heat and mass transfer, Heat storage systems, Partial Differential Equations (PDEs), Physical phenomena, Thermal decomposition process, Transport phenomena
  • Energy research
  • Transdisciplinary studies

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