Vol. 23 No. 3 (2020) Cover Image
Vol. 23 No. 3 (2020)

Published: November 30, 2020

Pages: 216-224

Articles

Thermal Energy Shifting Using Thermal Energy Storage with Solar Assisted System for Space Cooling Application

Abbas Ahmed Hasan 1 Najim Abid Jassim 2
1 University of Baghdad
2 Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
History
  • Received: January 17, 2020
  • Revised: February 1, 2020
  • Accepted: July 16, 2020
  • Available Online: November 24, 2020
DOI

https://doi.org/10.29194/NJES.23030216

Abstract

Due to the instability and irregular of national electric power supplied to residence sector in Iraq for long term history, attracted researchers interest to strive for solutions, and associated challenge dry and very hot summer season in Iraq on air conditioning application, A test room full size prototype was constructed in Baghdad, its size 33.5m3, the room is built from very good thermal insulation Autoclave Aerated Concrete AAC with white panted Concrete roof, test room is exposed to solar radiation during entire day, thermal energy shifted by time using thermal energy storage TES containing PCM, PCM is soft paraffin its phase inversion temperature (29 to 27)°C, thermal energy was shifted from night timing by cooling down TES (Discharging PCM) to peak time 11:00 am to 02:00 pm, the testes were carried out over entire summer season April to October, the results showed thermal energy can shift to by any quantity and time based on mass of PCM and enthalpy, electrical energy saved at peak time 52.5% of total power spent over season 2.7KW/day, Only 27% of electric energy utilized to discharge PCM during night, about 43% of heat lose is sourced from exposed roof, melting and solidification of PCM temperature must be within indoor comfort range 23 to 28 ?C to release or absorb the latent heat 41kJ/kg.

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