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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
DESIGN AND MODELLING OF AN ICE THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM FOR AIR CONDITIONING APPLICATIONS
Submission Author:
Victor Arcuri , BA , Brazil
Co-Authors:
Victor Arcuri, Jonny Silva, Saulo Guths
Presenter: Victor Arcuri
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-0738
Abstract
In a scenario of high penetration of renewables and increasing demand for cooling due to climate change and global warming, Thermal Energy Storage(TES) plays a crucial role. Therefore, the application of design methodology to create new technologies related to air conditioning applications and energy storage can be seen as a great opportunity to innovate and bring feasible solutions to market. This work is focused specifically in the conceptual and preliminary design phases of the product development process (PDP), in order to develop and validate a concept of a thermal storage system capable to supply a 12,000 Btu/hr air conditioning for 3 hours. Therefore, different feasible concepts were designed, and evaluated. Furthermore, the concept validation methodology was based in both physical and computational models. Firstly, two proof of concepts prototypes were developed, in order to prove the representation of the physical phenomena involved. In addition, a functional scale prototype was built with a planned data acquisition. Lastly, a computational model was developed in Simcenter Amesim® environment. As a result, it was possible to compare physical and computational models, suggesting improvements to be carried to detailed design. Also, a parameterized simulation allowed to evaluate different system operation parameters and strategies. In conclusion, the research proves the effectiveness of PDP for an innovative design, besides explore modelling and simulation fields.
Keywords
energy storage, air conditioning, modelling, product development process, refrigeration.
