Print Email Facebook Twitter Thermal energy storage in metal-organic framework materials for climate control of Martian buildings Title Thermal energy storage in metal-organic framework materials for climate control of Martian buildings Author Madabhushi, Pranav (TU Delft Aerospace Engineering) Contributor Turteltaub, S.R. (mentor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Aerospace Engineering Date 2023-01-31 Abstract To survive on the surface of a near atmosphere-less Mars, humans must be able to provide thermal energy to buildings to sustain temperature changes from -73°C to 20°C. The goal of the thesis is to create a passively-working thermal battery using materials currently available to humans; it must be the sole heat source to the Martian buildings. Metal-organic framework materials adsorb CO2 in a reversible exothermic chemical reaction, thereby providing heat to the buildings. A model was made in ABAQUS to simulate the adsorption mechanism; two parallel coupled simulations were run in a staggered approach, heat conduction and mass diffusion, to simulate chemical reaction. The model was then used, with the chosen materials, to simulate several geometry permutations of Martian buildings, the common denominator being the square area of the liveable space and walls. The material was able to provide a significant portion of the required heat and saved up to 97% power otherwise demanded from conventional energy sources. Subject MOFMarsSpaceMetalOrganicframeworkMoleculesMaterialAdsoprtionDesorptionABAQUSAbaqusZeolite To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d10d8adb-a75e-47ae-88eb-af21c09c6293 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2023 Pranav Madabhushi Files PDF MOF_MSc_Thesis_Pranav_Mad ... 542894.pdf 15.46 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:d10d8adb-a75e-47ae-88eb-af21c09c6293/datastream/OBJ/view