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Low Cost Thermal Energy Storage in Packed Bed of Rocks
Henk Laubscher
Supervisors: F. Dinter, T. von Backström Solar Thermal Energy Research Group (STERG),
University of Stellenbosch
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• Thermal Energy Storage System (TESS)
– Packed bed
vs Molten Salt?
– Packed Bed of
Rocks: Is it cheaper?
SUNSPOT Cycle (Kröger 2012 )
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Rock Bed Thermal Storage: experimental Rock Bed Thermal Storage: conceptual layout
(Gauché, 2014)
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• Motivation and drive
• Objectives of the study
• Research method
• Experimental work and design
• Results and Conclusion
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• More stable electricity generation from
renewables
• Supply base load electricity on demand
• Why specific rocks as storage medium?
• Potential for Cost reduction in CSP
• Clean and abundant resource available
(dolerite rocks)
• Investment in STERG research facility
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• Design and construct experimental setup
• Gather experimental results
• Numerical simulation
– CFD (ANSYS Fluent)
– Theoretical calculation (analytic)
• Comparison between CFD, analytic and
experimental results
• Conclude if method is viable at large scale
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• Design for industry readiness and
scalability
• CFD analysis via use of porous model
• Experimental data gathered from tests
• Refine/validate CFD model with
experimental results
– Adapt model to simulate reality more
accurate according to measurements
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Experimental layout for thermal energy
storage system
Rock Bed Thermal Storage experimental layout
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• Measurements
– Thermocline measurement
– Pressure drop over porous media
– Round-the-clock cycle efficiency of the
system
• Design for future projects
– Three times heating capacity of Helio100
– Air-receiver, biogas co-firing, process heat
for agricultural application
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Temperature distribution from ANSYS Fluent
simulation
Simulated temperature profile in cross sectional plane
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• High enough cycle efficiency would make
compatible in the market
• Measured thermocline would give good
design guidelines for future design of a
containment structure
• If thermal storage could work effectively
without insulation, it would be major
breakthrough in cost reduction
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
CONTACT DETAILS:
visit us: concentrating.sun.ac.za
Solar Thermal Energy Research
Group (STERG)
Stellenbosch University
South Africa
Henk Laubscher, [email protected]
+27 (0)21 808 4016