Publication detail

A solar air collector with integrated latent heat thermal storage

CHARVÁT, P. OSTRÝ, M. MAUDER, T. KLIMEŠ, L.

Original Title

A solar air collector with integrated latent heat thermal storage

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Simulations of the behaviour of a solar air collector with integrated latent heat thermal storage were performed. The model of the collector was created with the use of coupling between TRNSYS 17 and MATLAB. Latent heat storage (Phase Change Material - PCM) was integrated with the solar absorber. The model of the latent heat storage absorber was created in MATLAB and the model of the solar air collector itself was created in TRNSYS with the use of TYPE 56. The model of the latent heat storage absorber allows specification of the PCM properties as well as other parameters. The simulated air collector was the front and back pass collector with the absorber in the middle of the air cavity. Two variants were considered for comparison; the light-weight absorber made of sheet metal and the heat-storage absorber with the PCM. Simulations were performed for the climatic conditions of the Czech Republic (using TMY weather data).

Keywords

solar air collector, thermal storage, phase change material, TRNSYS

Authors

CHARVÁT, P.; OSTRÝ, M.; MAUDER, T.; KLIMEŠ, L.

RIV year

2012

Released

16. 4. 2012

Publisher

EDP Sciences

Location

Francie

ISBN

2100-014X

Periodical

EPJ Web of Conferences

Year of study

25

Number

1

State

French Republic

Pages from

01028.1

Pages to

01028.5

Pages count

5

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20122501028

BibTex

@article{BUT92413,
  author="Pavel {Charvát} and Milan {Ostrý} and Tomáš {Mauder} and Lubomír {Klimeš}",
  title="A solar air collector with integrated latent heat thermal storage",
  journal="EPJ Web of Conferences",
  year="2012",
  volume="25",
  number="1",
  pages="01028.1--01028.5",
  issn="2100-014X",
  url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20122501028"
}