Modelling and experimental study of low temperature energy storage reactor using cementitious material

Khadim Ndiaye (1) , Stéphane Ginestet (1) , Martin Cyr (1)

1 LMDC - Laboratoire Matériaux et Durabilité des constructions

Renewable energy storage is now essential to enhance the energy performance of buildings and to reduce their environmental impact. Most adsorbent materials are capable of storing heat, in a large range of temperature. Ettringite, the main product of the hydration of sulfoaluminate binders, has the advantage of high energy storage density at low temperature, around 60 degrees C. The objective of this study is, first, to predict the behaviour of the ettringite based material in a thermochemical reactor during the heat storage process, by heat storage modelling, and then to perform experimental validation by tests on a prototype. A model based on the energy and mass balance in the cementitious material was developed and simulated in MatLab software, and was able to predict the spatiotemporal behaviour of the storage system. This helped to build a thermochemical reactor prototype for heat storage tests in both the charging and discharging phases. Thus experimental tests validated the numerical model and served as proof of concept.

Mots clés: thermochemical storage; ettringite; hydration-dehydration; modelling; reactor prototype

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]

Khadim Ndiaye, Stéphane Ginestet, Martin Cyr. Modelling and experimental study of low temperature energy storage reactor using cementitious material. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017, 110, pp.601--615. ⟨10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.08.157⟩. ⟨hal-01847545⟩