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High Temperature Thermochemical Heat Storage:Operation Modes of a 10kW Pilot Reactor based
on CaO/Ca(OH)2
Matthias Schmidt, Christian Roßkopf, Marc Linder, Antje Wörner
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Content
- Introduction to thermochemical energy storage based on CaO/ Ca(OH)2
- Material properties
- Reactor design and test bench development
- Experimental results of different operation modes
- Summary and outlook
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Thermochemical Heat Storage reaction system CaO/Ca(OH)2
- Loss free storage of chemical potential
- Adjustable storage temperature
- Possibility of heat transformation
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CaO(s) + H2O(g) ⇌ Ca(OH)2(s) + ΔH
endotherm
exotherm
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H2O(g)
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From a reaction system to a heat storage systemoperation principle
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Reactor DesignGashandling
Process integration:
ReactionMaterial
Properties
Material Properties - CaO/Ca(OH)2
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Thermophysical properties:
- Fine powder (d50 ~ 5 µm)
- low permeability
- Low thermal conductivity (0.1 – 0.4 W/mK)
F. Schaube et al., Thermochimica Acta, 2012
Ca(OH)2 (4 Cycl) commerical available Ca(OH)2
Chemical properties:
- Reversible reaction (400-600°C)
- Sufficiently fast rates of reaction
- No chemical degradation observed
Pilot Reactor Design (10kW; 25 kg Ca(OH)2)indirectly operated fixed bed
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Source: DEG Eingineering
Reaction Gas Handlingvapor pressure holder(10mbar – 3bar)
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Multifunctional Pilot Plantoverall experimental set up for CaO/Ca(OH)2 reactor
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Multifunctional Pilot Plantoverall experimental set up for CaO/Ca(OH)2 reactor
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Multifunctional Pilot Plantoverall experimental set up for CaO/Ca(OH)2 reactor
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Multifunctional Pilot Plantoverall experimental set up for CaO/Ca(OH)2 reactor
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M. Schmidt et al., Applied Thermal Energy 62 (2014)
Multifunctional Pilot Plantoverall experimental set up for CaO/ Ca(OH)2 reactor
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M. Schmidt et al., Applied Thermal Energy 62 (2014)
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Charging Modedehydration of Ca(OH)2 at ph2O = 100mbar
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Buffer Storage Modedroping inlet temperature, hydration of CaO at 1 bar vapor
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Tequilibrium = 490°C@ (ph2O ~ 1bar)
Heat Generation ModeHydration of CaO, starting temperature of 350°C
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Summary and Outlook
CaO / Ca(OH)2 combines low material costs with high storage density
Reactor for 25kg (10 kWh) and 10 kW in operation
Charging at temperatures >400°C demonstrated
Discharging at adjustable temperatures (400-600°C) and in different operation modes possible
- Development of integration strategies(CSP and other applications)
- Performance evaluation through system modeling
- Material modifications to improve conveyance
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Thank you!
Matthias SchmidtGerman Aerospace Center (DLR)Institute of Technical Thermodynamics
matthias.schmidt@dlr.dewww.DLR.de
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