Outputs (4)

Materials characterization of innovative composite materials for solar-driven thermochemical heat storage (THS) suitable for building application (2017)
Journal Article
Jarimi, H., Aydin, D., Zhang, Y., Ding, Y., Ramadan, O., Chen, X., Dodo, A., Utlu, Z., & Riffat, S. (2018). Materials characterization of innovative composite materials for solar-driven thermochemical heat storage (THS) suitable for building application. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctx017

Thermochemical Heat Storage (THS) systems have recently attracted a lot of attention in research and development. One of the main parameters that influence the performance of a THS system is the thermochemical materials. This paper aims to investigat... Read More about Materials characterization of innovative composite materials for solar-driven thermochemical heat storage (THS) suitable for building application.

Numerical and experimental analysis of a novel heat pump driven sorption storage heater (2017)
Journal Article
Aydin, D., Casey, S. P., Chen, X., & Riffat, S. (2018). Numerical and experimental analysis of a novel heat pump driven sorption storage heater. Applied Energy, 211, 954-974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.11.102

This study investigates a hybrid “solid sorption heat storage/air sourced heat pump” system for energy efficient heating of buildings. The proposed system could convert excess energy generated using photovoltaic panels/off-peak electricity to heat an... Read More about Numerical and experimental analysis of a novel heat pump driven sorption storage heater.

Salt impregnated desiccant matrices for ‘open’ thermochemical energy conversion and storage: improving energy density utilisation through hygrodynamic & thermodynamic reactor design (2017)
Journal Article
Casey, S. P., Aydin, D., Elvins, J., & Riffat, S. (2017). Salt impregnated desiccant matrices for ‘open’ thermochemical energy conversion and storage: improving energy density utilisation through hygrodynamic & thermodynamic reactor design. Energy Conversion and Management, 142, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.03.066

In this study, the performance of three nano-composite energy storage absorbents; Vermiculite-CaCl2 (SIM-3a), Vermiculite-CaCl2-LiNO3 (SIM-3f), and the desiccant Zeolite 13X were experimentally investigated for suitability to domestic scale thermal e... Read More about Salt impregnated desiccant matrices for ‘open’ thermochemical energy conversion and storage: improving energy density utilisation through hygrodynamic & thermodynamic reactor design.

An experimental investigation of a micro-tubular SOFC membrane-separated liquid desiccant dehumidification and cooling tri-generation system (2017)
Journal Article
Worall, M., Elmer, T., Riffat, S., Wu, S., & Du, S. (2017). An experimental investigation of a micro-tubular SOFC membrane-separated liquid desiccant dehumidification and cooling tri-generation system. Applied Thermal Engineering, 120, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.03.032

This paper reports the results of experimental work carried out on a micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell tri-generation systemthat uses the waste heat from the fuel cell for dehumidification and cooling though the integration of an open cycle liquid... Read More about An experimental investigation of a micro-tubular SOFC membrane-separated liquid desiccant dehumidification and cooling tri-generation system.