Energy storage tank temperature

What is a thermal stratified storage tank?

Keywords: thermal energy storage, temperature stratification, CFD, turbulence model, operation. Thermal stratified storage tanks are widely used in systems with irregular energy source or existing time lag between energy productions and demands (Beckmann and Gilli ).

How do we model the temperature dynamics of a storage tank?

We use a discretized approach to model the temperature dynamics of the water within the storage tank. We use a quasi-steady approach to model the IHX coil dynamics, thereby limiting computational complexity. In simulation, the model runs up to 1200 faster than real-time.

How to optimize the use of thermal energy storage technologies?

To optimize the use of thermal energy storage technologies, like sensible heat storage water tanks, and to adequately design suitable control strategies, namely when to charge and discharge the tanks, state estimation, in case of inexistence of enough temperature sensors or in case of failure of any of them, is crucial.

Is there a control-oriented model for a sensible thermal energy storage tank?

Furthermore, existing control- oriented models [10,11] have primarily been aimed at storage tanks without IHX coils. The contribution of this work is an experimentally tested control-oriented model of a sensible thermal energy storage tank with an immersed coil heat exchanger.

What is thermal energy storage?

Thermal energy storage in the form of sensible heat is based on the specifi c heat of a storage medium, which is usually kept in storage tanks with high thermal insulation. The most popular and commercial heat storage medium is water, which has a number of residential and industrial applications.

What is the final storage tank temperature?

Therefore, the final storage tank temperature is 86.4°C. For these calculations, the use of a spreadsheet program is recommended. The collector performance equations in Chapter 4 can also be used with the more detailed determination of inlet fluid temperature to estimate the daily energy output from the collector.