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MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS FROM QUARTERLY REPORT 3
WRUT
1) Testing of the heat accumulator based on the paraffin with the
additional Al-Si honeycomb and perforated honeycomb structures structure
enhancing the heat storage
2) Elaboration of the design for the novel heat accumulator
UPCT
1) Implementation of a heat transfer model of the phase change in the PCM,
into an overall thermodynamic model
2) Selection of commercial solar collectors
3) Definition of the required volume of PCM at the UPCT solar test facility
4) Designing of the PCM Containers
5) Dimensioning of hydraulic components
6) Numerical modelling of the heat transfer between a heat carrier fluid
and the PCM(geometries under study: three tubes, three finned tubes, seven
tubes, seven thinned tubes; effect of using different PCMs)
7) Numerical simulation strategies of modelling the melting and
solidification process of Phase Change Materials (PCM), embedded in a metal
foam matrix as a heat transfer enhancement element technique for Latent
Heat Thermal Energy Storage (LHTES)
UAI
1) Thermo-mechanical modelling E-PCM at unit scale Single EPCM
2) Computational model implementation and numerical solution
PUCMM
1) Photovoltaic generator modelling
2) Maximum power point tracking model
3) PV inverter model (DC/AC converter)
4) Building the test cells and design a monitoring plan
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS FROM QUARTERLY REPORT 2
WRUT
1) Testing of the heat accumulator based on the paraffin with the
additional Al-Si pin fin structure enhancing the heat storage
2) Development and adjusting of 3D printing technology for the models
preparation
3) Developing of guidelines and design for the novel heat accumulator
UPCT
1) Definition of the different PCM materials to be employed in the facility
2) Development of a heat transfer model of the phase change in the PCM, and
implementation into an overall thermodynamic model
3) Conceptual design of the hydraulic rig
4) Definition and numerical model of the PCM and the PCM container
UAI
1) Single EPCM configuration and review of main thermal properties
2) PCM preselection according to different criteria and building conditions
3) SHELL materials preselection according to different criteria and
building conditions and validation through numerical simulation4) Gathering
of thermophysical data for selected PCMs
4) Thermal modelling of EPCM: geometry characterization, model of heat
transfer process of an EPCM
PUCMM
1) Design of the PV system
2) Sizing of the air conditioner system
3) Building the test cells and the test façade
4) Selecting the sensors and transductors and determining of the data
acquisition system requirements
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS FROM QUARTERLY REPORT 1
WRUT
1) Testing of the KNO3 based accumulator with Zn-Al foam
2) Organization of the Kick-off meeting
UPCT
1) Description of the flat-plate solar collector rig Solar
2) Defining of the operating conditions of the solar thermal collector
UAI
1) Criteria definition for EPCM components selection
2) Theoretical Selection of a pool EPCM candidates
3) Thermodynamic model of the ensemble “solar collector – PCM container”
4) Gathering of thermophysical data for selected PCMs
PUCMM
1) Desing of the test cells
2) Thermal simulation of test cells enclosure
THE KICK-OFF MEETING
The kick-off meeting for the ACCUSOL project was successfully organized and took
place on 7-8 March 2017 in Wrocław – Poland. Few photos are presented below.
