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Stratification of a thermal storage tank
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EOLIOS Engineering has designed a thermal storage system by inertia allowing the valorization of heat pump waste heat.
Stratification of a thermal storage tank
Year
2021
Customer
NC
Location
Nantes
Typology
Industrial Process
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Description of the project
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As part of the design of a thermal inertia storage system, EOLIOS ingénierie teams were able to optimize a hot water storage tank using CFD simulation. The aim of the study was initially to investigate a complete storage/retrieval cycle for water produced by a chiller energy recovery system. From the technical characteristics of the heat generation source, the loading/emptying times could be established according to different stored buffer volumes.
What is the thermocline in a hot water storage tank?
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Why is this important in thermal storage sizing?
Visit thermocline is importante for the stockage thermique because elthe permet from handtenir the température from l‘eat chaude more longtemps. The objective is a heterogeneous storage to optimize the phase shift. If this layer is disturbed, then the thermal stratification is not perfect, which can lead to heat loss and unnecessary energy consumption. Optimizing the thermal store also allows the heat pump to operate more efficientlyand to produce more heat at lower cost.
Why integrate storage levels in a hot water tank?
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How can thermal storage tanks be used to optimize the performance of a heat pump?
Visit dicephasage is a technique which permet from regulate the flow of heat entre the thermal storage tank and the thermal source. Cette méthode consiste à checkôler the hardee and l‘intensity à thequit l‘eat chaude is pumpee from ballon for handtenir the température à a niveat optimal. This processus permet from reduce energy consumption and to maximize the return from the pompe à chaleur.
Visit stockage thermique peut être utilisé for optimiser l‘efficacity d‘a pompe à chaleur at permandtant à l‘eat chaude from store heat longer. Cela permet à the pompe à chaleur from fonctionner more efficacement and from produire more from chaleur à moindre coût. From more, the stockage thermique peut reduce peaks from consommation d‘énergy, to allow l‘utilisateur from benéficier from tarifs more avantageux and recovering waste heat.
Optimization of thermal storage by CFD simulation
EOLIOS Ingénierie used these initial dimensioning elements to carry out transient CFD simulations of the storage tank loading and unloading cycle. These time studies made it possible to determine the temperatures of the water extracted from the storage tank, so as to optimize the Air/Water heat pumps supplied by the storage tanks.
Finally, the design of the tank was optimized by the use of trays to promote thermal stratification in the tank, followed by the design of a transfer device devised by the EOLIOS teams. This stratification system has been patented by the EOLIOS teams.


Design and dimensioning of storage systems based on thermal stratification
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Video summary of the study
Visit thermocline is a neckche invisible dyears a ballon d‘eat chaude which sépare visit neckches d‘eat go tolon theur température. Elthe is importante for the stockage thermique because elthe permet from handtenir the température from l‘eat chaude more longtemps and from reguler the température for a consommation d‘énergie more efficiente. Visit stockage thermique peut également être utilisé for optimising the efficiency of a heat pump and for refromire visit peaks from consommation d‘énergie. Visit dicephasage is a technique which permet from reguler the flows from chaleur entre the ballon and the source thermique. Visit thermal stratification must be perfect afin d‘optimiser the makesement from the pompe à chaleur and from reduce heat loss.
Below is a video synthesis of the studies that led to the design and optimization of a storage system based on waste heat.
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