Thermal energy storage and losses in a room-Trombe wall system located in Mexico

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作者
Hernandez-Lopez, I. [1 ,2 ]
Xaman, J. [1 ]
Chavez, Y. [1 ]
Hernandez-Perez, I. [1 ]
Alvarado-Juarez, R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Ctr Nacl Invest & Desarrollo Tecnol CENIDET TecNM, Prol Av Palmira S-N Col Palmira, Cuernavaca 62490, Morelos, Mexico
[2] Inst Tecnol Zacatepec ITZ TecNM SEP, Calzada Tecnol 27, Zacatepec De Hidalgo 62780, Morelos, Mexico
关键词
Trombe wall system; Thermal energy storage; Passive solar heating; CFD simulation; NATURAL-CONVECTION; MANAGEMENT METHOD; FLOW; AIR; PERFORMANCE; CAVITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.energy.2016.04.122
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O414.1 [热力学];
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摘要
A thermal evaluation of a R-TW system (room with a Trombe wall) is presented. Hourly climatic data of the coldest and the warmest days of 2014 was used to assess the behavior of the R-TW in two cities of Mexico with cold climate (Huitzilac and Toluca). The simulations were done with an in-house code based on the Finite Volume Method. It was found that thermal energy losses through the semitransparent wall are about 60% of the solar radiation incident on the system (G(sol)). Despite of the thermal losses, the system gets enough energy to keep the air inside the room with a temperature above 35 degrees C. For both cities during the coldest day, the maximum energy stored is about 109 MJ and during the warmest day is about 70 MJ. This energy is supplied from the storage wall to the air inside the room during periods without insolation. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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