Solar heating and cooling by a thermochemical process. First experiments of a prototype storing 60 kW h by a solid/gas reaction
Solar heating and cooling by a thermochemical process. First experiments of a prototype storing 60 kW h by a solid/gas reaction
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DOI:
10.1016/j.solener.2008.01.002
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发表时间:
2008-07
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6.7
通讯作者:
S. Mauran;H. Lahmidi;V. Goetz
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作者:
S. Mauran;H. Lahmidi;V. Goetz
The chemical heat pumps using monovariant solid/gas reactions and thermal solar energy are potentially interesting for the air-conditioning of building (heating in winter or mid-season and refreshing in summer). They provide a function of storage without loss and potentially at high energy density. The selected reaction involves SrBr2as reactant and H2O as refrigerant fluid. It is adapted to the thermodynamic constraints in temperature (heat provided by plane solar collector, heating and cooling on the level of the floor) and uses reagents having a weak impact for the environment and health. The reactive salt SrBr2is implemented with an expanded natural graphite in the form of a consolidated material which has acceptable thermal conductivity and permeability adapted to low pressure. The prototype reactor has a total volume of 1m3. It is able to store, with a complete reaction, 60kWh or 40kWh for the heating or cooling function respectively. This prototype was tested under conditions representative of summer or mid-season; the mean heating or cooling powers, typically about 2.5–4kW, are still insufficient because of a low heat transfer at the interface between the reactive layer and the exchanger wall. However this limitation can be clearly attenuated; that is the subject of current work in following these first experiments.