Second-law-based thermoeconomic optimization of a sensible heat thermal energy storage system

  • M. Affan Badar
  • , Syed M. Zubair*
  • , Abdulghani A. Al-Farayedhi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

An analytical method for the second-law-based thermoeconomic optimization of a sensible heat-storage system, in which the energy is stored in a large liquid bath from a hot-gas source, is presented. In this approach, monetary values are attached to the irreversible losses caused by the finite-temperature difference heat transfer and pressure drop in the storage system. Results are presented in terms of the optimum number of transfer units as a function of a dimensionless unit-cost ratio, charging time, and reduced temperature difference of the storage system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)641-649
Number of pages9
JournalEnergy
Volume18
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Building and Construction
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Pollution
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • General Energy
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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