Abstract
Thermal energy storage (TES) can average the loads of thermal energy systems, thus increases their energetic and exergetic efficiencies. The steam boiler plant with violently fluctuating loads is a typical example when a steam accumulator is added to it. However, the comparatively big first cost constitutes a barrier to wide use of TES. The cost will notably be reduced through minimizing the necessary thermal capacity of TES. A computer program for performing the optimization is illustrated in the paper. This program was applied to an existing boiler plant equipped with a steam accumulator. The results show that there would have been a remarkable reduction in the necessary capacity, if the capacity of this steam accumulator had been optimized. Four conclusions have been reached.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Regular Original Research Article |
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| Publication Date | June 1, 2000 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2000 Volume: 3 Issue: 2 |