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IrinaK [193]
3 years ago
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Thermal energy storage systems commonly involve a packed bed of solid spheres, through which a hot gas flows if the system is be

ing charged, or a cold gas if it is being discharged. In a charging process, heat transfer from the hot gas increases thermal energy stored within the colder spheres; during discharge, the stored energy decreases as heat is transferred from the warmer spheres to the cooler gas. Consider a packed bed of 75-mm-diameter aluminum spheres (p = 2,700 kg/m^3; c = 950 J/kg*K; k = 240 W/m*K) and a charging process for which gas enters the storage unit at a temperature of 300 degrees C. The initial temperature of the spheres is Ti = 25 degrees C and the convection heat transfer coefficient is h = 75 W/m^2*K.
a. How long does it take a sphere near the inlet of the system to accumulate 90% of the maximum possible thermal energy? What is the corresponding temperature at the center of the sphere?
b. Is there any advantage to using copper (p = 8,900 kg/m^3; c = 380 J/kg*K; k = 390W/m*K) instead of aluminum?
c. Consider the same packed bed operating conditions, but with Pyrex (p = 2,200 kg/m^3; c = 840 J/kg*K; k = 1.4 W/m*K) used instead of aluminum. How long does it take a sphere near the inlet of the system to accumulate 90% of the maximum possible thermal energy? What is the corresponding temperature at the center of the sphere?
Engineering
1 answer:
hammer [34]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

A) i) 984.32 sec

ii) 272.497° C

B) It has an advantage

C) attached below

Explanation:

Given data :

P = 2700 Kg/m^3

c = 950 J/kg*k

k = 240 W/m*K

Temp at which gas enters the storage unit  = 300° C

Ti ( initial temp of sphere ) = 25°C

convection heat transfer coefficient ( h ) = 75 W/m^2*k

<u>A) Determine how long it takes a sphere near the inlet of the system to accumulate 90% of the maximum possible energy and the corresponding temperature at the center of sphere</u>

First step determine the Biot Number

characteristic length( Lc ) = ro / 3 = 0.0375 / 3 = 0.0125

Biot number ( Bi ) = hLc / k = (75)*(0.0125) / 40 = 3.906*10^-3

Given that the value of the Biot number is less than 0.01 we will apply the lumped capacitance method

attached below is a detailed solution of the given problem

<u>B) The physical properties are copper</u>

Pcu = 8900kg/m^3)

Cp.cu = 380 J/kg.k

It has an advantage over Aluminum

C<u>) Determine how long it takes a sphere near the inlet of the system to accumulate 90% of the maximum possible energy and the corresponding temperature at the center of sphere</u>

Given that:

P = 2200 Kg/m^3

c = 840 J/kg*k

k = 1.4 W/m*K

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