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TABLE 7.14
TES Building Applications
Temperature
(°C)
Application
StorageMedium
Type
Space Heating: Active Solar Residential Scale, Diurnal Storage
Air heating
collectors
60
Rock beds
Sensible
30 to 40
Encapsulated PCM
Latent
Bulk solid / solid
PCM
Latent
Liquid heating
collectors
50
Stratified water in
thermocline tank
Sensible
Moistened replaced
earth in lined pit,
indirect HX
Sensible
Bulk PCM with
indirect HX
Latent
30 to 40
Bulk PCM with
direct HX and
insoluble fluid
Latent
Encapsulated PCM
Latent
Large-scale
collectors (yearly
averaging storage)
50 to 90
Water in tanks,
excavated pits,
mined caverns
Sensible
Natural and
artificial aquifers
Sensible
Undisturbed earth,
clay, rock
Sensible
Passive solar
30 to 45
Water walls
Sensible
Trombe masonry
walls
Sensible
Encapsulated PCM
in irradiated tubes
or panels
Latent
Dispersed PCM in
architectural
components
Latent
Dispersed
solid-solid PCM
in architectural
components
Latent
Space Cooling: Closed Cycle Systems
Hot side storage for
Rankine and liquid
absorption chillers
90 to 120
Water in vented or
pressurized tanks
Sensible
Bulk PCM with
indirect HX
Latent
 
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