Print Email Facebook Twitter Performance of a Phase Change Material Battery in a Transparent Building Title Performance of a Phase Change Material Battery in a Transparent Building Author van den Engel, P.J.W. (TU Delft Building Services) Malin, Michael (CHAM, Bakery House) Venkatesh, Nikhilesh Kodur (Student TU Delft) de Araujo Passos, L.A. (TU Delft Team Bart De Schutter) Date 2023 Abstract This research evaluates the performance of a Phase Change Material (PCM) battery integrated into the climate system of a new transparent meeting center. The main research questions are: a. “Can the performance of the battery be calculated?” and b. “Can the battery reduce the heating and cooling energy demand in a significant way?” The first question is answered in this document. In order to be able to answer the second question, especially the way the heat loading in winter should be improved, then more research is necessary. In addition to the thermal battery, which consists of Phase Change Material plates, the climate system has a cross-flow heat exchanger and a heat pump. The battery should play a central role in closing the thermal balance of the lightweight building, which can be loaded with hot return or cold outdoor air. The temperature of the battery plates is monitored by multi-sensors and simulated by the use of PHOENICS (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and MATLAB. This paper reports reasonable agreement between the numerical predictions and the measurements, with a maximum variance of 10%. The current coefficient of performance for heating and cooling is already high, more than 27. There is scope for increasing this much further by making use of the very low-pressure difference of the battery (below 25 Pascal), low pressure fans and the ventilation system as a whole. Subject Heat exchangersHeatingPassive energyPhase change material (pcm)Thermal batteryVentilation and air-conditioning (hvac) To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:92531d43-c9f1-4c90-b3e0-780baaf01e03 DOI https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2022.021962 ISSN 1555-256X Source Fluid Dynamics and Materials Processing, 19 (3), 783-805 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2023 P.J.W. van den Engel, Michael Malin, Nikhilesh Kodur Venkatesh, L.A. de Araujo Passos Files PDF TSP_FDMP_21962.pdf 3.76 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:92531d43-c9f1-4c90-b3e0-780baaf01e03/datastream/OBJ/view