Novel ventilation cooling system for reducing air conditioning in buildings. Part I: Testing and theoretical modelling

John Turnpenny; D.W. Etheridge; D.A. Reay

doi:10.1016/S1359-4311(99)00068-X

Novel ventilation cooling system for reducing air conditioning in buildings. Part I: Testing and theoretical modelling

John Turnpenny, D.W. Etheridge, D.A. Reay

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Abstract

A latent heat storage unit incorporating heat pipes embedded in phase change material (PCM) is developed and tested for a novel application in low energy cooling of buildings. A one-dimensional mathematical model of the heat transfer from air to PCM is presented to allow sizing of a test unit. Details of the construction and testing of one heat pipe/PCM unit in a controlled environment are described, and measurements of heat transfer rate and melting times are presented. When the difference between air and PCM temperature was 5 °C, the heat transfer rate was approximately 40 W over a melt period of 19 h. The heat transfer rate could be improved, and the phase change time shortened, with an alternative design for finning of the heat pipe inside the PCM.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1019-1037
Number of pages	19
Journal	Applied Thermal Engineering
Volume	20
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1359-4311(99)00068-X
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2000

Keywords

Air conditioning
Buildings
Energy conservation
Heat pipes
Heat storage
Heat transfer
Mathematical models
Ventilation
Phase change materials (PCM)
Cooling systems

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