Development of Cellular Cast Structures for Improving Heat Transfer in Thermal Energy Storage Systems

• Autorzy: Naplocha Krzysztof , Grzęda Jakub , Trzaska Oliwia , Raźny Natalia , Dmitruk Anna

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DOI

10.24425/amm.2024.150913

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

For improving heat transfer in the thermal energy storage system (TES), cast aluminum cellular structures were designed, optimized, and produced by investment casting. The pattern was 3D printed from polylactide (PLA) polymer and then subjected to molding and heat treatment. Selected casting parameters, i.e. temperature of the mold and poured metal, as well as low pressure (vacuum), allowed to production of a complex, thin-walled casting. To evaluate the effectiveness of the structures (enhancers), a lab-scale heat accumulator was constructed and filled with phase change material (PCM) composed of KNO₃ and NaNO₃ salts. Thermal cycling, including charging and discharging of the accumulator, was analyzed and compared between systems with pure PCM bed and the one equipped with the produced enhancer. To protect aluminum casting against corrosion with molten salts, nickel plating was applied. Process parameters, such as plating process time and nickel subcoating application time, were determined. Microscopic observations confirmed high-quality, continuous coating on aluminum casting surfaces with characteristic microgrooves remaining after the printed pattern.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

investment casting; cellular structure; PCM heat storage; aluminum alloy; nickel plating

• Wydawca: Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences ; Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 69, iss. 3
• Strony: 933--942
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 42 poz., fot., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Naplocha Krzysztof

• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Lightweight Elements Engineering, Foundry and Automation, 27 Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego Str., 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0667-6645

autor

Grzęda Jakub

• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Lightweight Elements Engineering, Foundry and Automation, 27 Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego Str., 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4493-1977

autor

Trzaska Oliwia

• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Lightweight Elements Engineering, Foundry and Automation, 27 Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego Str., 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4605-4250

autor

Raźny Natalia

• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Lightweight Elements Engineering, Foundry and Automation, 27 Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego Str., 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0062-8338

autor

Dmitruk Anna

• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Lightweight Elements Engineering, Foundry and Automation, 27 Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego Str., 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8450-2088

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Uwagi

This work has been developed in the frame of the ASTEP project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research program under grant agreement N◦884411. Disclosure: the present publication reflects only the authors’ views and the European Union is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.