Advancements in Non-Conventional Cooling and Thermal Storage Strategies

Bidyut Baran Saha, PhD, is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and Principal investigator of the International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research at Kyushu University, Japan. Dibakar Rakshit, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

List of Contributors xiii

Preface xvii

1 Introduction to Advancements in Non-Conventional Cooling and Thermal Storage Strategies: Technologies for More Sustainable Space Conditioning 1
Animesh Pal, Bidyut Baran Saha, and Dibakar Rakshit

1.1 Background 1

1.2 Key Contribution of Each Chapter 6

2 Potential Assessment of Hydrofluoro Refrigerant-Based Adsorption Cooling Systems 15
Sai Yagnamurthy, Md. Amirul Islam, Bidyut Baran Saha, and Dibakar Rakshit

2.1 Introduction 15

2.2 System Description 19

2.3 Mathematical Modeling 22

2.4 Results and Discussion 24

2.5 Conclusions 34

3 Optimal Utilization of Waste Biomass for the Development of Minimal Emission Sustainable Cooling Systems 39
Md. Amirul Islam and Bidyut Baran Saha

3.1 Introduction 39

3.2 Experimental 41

3.3 Results and Discussion 50

3.4 Ecological Footprints 52

3.5 Conclusions 56

4 Functionalization on Metal-Organic Frameworks to Enhance Water Adsorption Uptakes and Kinetics for Cooling Applications 65
Bo Han and Anutosh Chakraborty

4.1 Introduction 65

4.2 Thermodynamic Frameworks of AHT System 68

4.3 Experimental 73

4.4 Results and Discussion 78

4.5 Conclusion 100

5 Ammoniated Salt-Based Gas-Solid Sorption Devices 105
Rakesh Sharma and E. Anil Kumar

5.1 Introduction to Gas-Solid Sorption Pair of Ammonia and Metal Halides 105

5.2 Ammoniated Salt-Based Adsorption System 107

5.3 Resorption Refrigeration System 111

5.4 Advanced Sorption Systems 116

5.5 Thermal Energy Storage System 122

5.6 Concluding Remarks 125

6 Thermochemical Energy Storage Systems 137
Kartik Jain, Akshay Chate, Susmita Dash, and Pradip Dutta

6.1 Introduction/Background 137

6.2 Types of Thermochemical Storage Materials 140

6.3 Key Challenges Associated with TSMs 144

6.4 Reaction Kinetics Model 145

6.5 Different Operating Modes of TESS 151

6.6 Thermodynamic Analysis of a Thermochemical Energy Storage System 156

6.7 Different Reactor Configurations 162

6.8 Specific Applications of TESS 165

6.9 Summary 172

7 State-of-Charge Estimation of Thermal Energy Storage Units 179
Carlos E. Ugalde-Loo, Ivan De la Cruz-Loredo, Hector Bastida, Arslan Saleem, Daniel Morales, and Pranaynil Saikia

7.1 Introduction 179

7.2 Overview of TES Technologies 181

7.3 Methodology for State-of-Charge Estimation 185

7.4 Examples 191

7.5 Implementation, Simulations, and Results 204

7.6 Conclusions and Further Discussion 206

8 Beyond Conventional Cooling: Unveiling the Potential of Adsorption Cooling 211
Jorge Duarte Benther, Xiaolin Wang, and Evan Franklin

8.1 Introduction 211

8.2 Basic Concept 214

8.3 Mathematical Modeling 224

8.4 Performance Enhancement 240

8.5 Applications 265

8.6 Discussion 284

8.7 Conclusion 286

9 Building Thermal Comfort Modulation Through Phase Change Material 313
Rahul Kumar Sharma, Rahul Verma, Sana Fatima Ali, and Dibakar Rakshit

9.1 Introduction 313

9.2 PCM as a Sustainable Alternate 314

9.3 Energy Transfer Evaluation Across PCM 319

9.4 Thermal Comfort Performance of Building with PCM 324

9.5 Effect of Fresh Air Incorporation on Cooling Load and Energy Consumption on an Air-Conditioning Unit 332

9.6 Cooling Load Assessment and Energy Savings for a Room with Retrofitted Air-Conditioning Unit for New Delhi 333

9.7 Conclusions and Future Recommendations 341

References 343

Index 349