Design & Analysis of Cold Thermal Energy Storage

In this project, the concept of cold energy storage with flooded tube is discussed. Special attention was paid to the design and analysis of flooded tube. Demands for energy savings and improved energy efficiency are becoming increasing day by day. A very promising possibility is the storage of energy whose main objective is to deliver the cold energy when the system is running on peak load. Cold thermal energy storage by itself is not ultimately an energy savings technology; first of all it is a cost savings technology. By shifting chilling operations to off-peak times, when demand and energy rates are decreased, significant money savings can be realized. Among built environment, buildings are maximum energy intensive consumers of energy and main contributors of greenhouse gas emissions. Maximum demanded energy for buildings is thermal energy because of its thermal energy-consuming appliances such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) and domestic hot water (DHW) systems. In order to supply the achieved amount of energy to these appliances, most of the time conventional energy sources are used which are not eco-friendly and hazardous.