Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/X027783/1 | |
| Title | SUPER-BIO-PCM: Superior Form-Stable Biochar Encapsulated Phase Change Materials for Direct Solar Absorption | |
| Status | Started | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Other bio-energy) 15%; Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy) 60%; Other Power and Storage Technologies(Energy storage) 25%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science) 20%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 10%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Civil Engineering) 5%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 10%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment) 5%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr MC Paul No email address given Aerospace Engineering University of Glasgow |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 07 December 2022 | |
| End Date | 06 December 2024 | |
| Duration | 24 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £203,796 | |
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| Region | Scotland | |
| Programme | UKRI MSCA | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr MC Paul , Aerospace Engineering, University of Glasgow (100.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Advancement in the field of thermal energy storage (TES) is crucial to meet the rapidly growing energy demand. Among the available TES techniques, latent heat storage has promising applicability, and paraffins are commonly used due to their inherent technical and economic advantages. The direct employment of these materials has a long-standing bottleneck for system-level applications due to leakage above the normal melting temperature and low heat transfer performance (low thermal conductivity). This proposal addresses these challenges by developing and implementing a novel form of stable phase change material (PCM) composite encapsulated by biochars. A comprehensive investigation of the fundamental aspects of heat transfer during charging and discharging, as well as the parameters affecting the properties of form-stable PCM-Biochar composite (fs-PBC), will be carried out both numerically and experimentally. The properties of fs-PBC will be characterised and compared to those of a typical PCM. Following the successful evaluation of the basic and fundamental properties of fsPBC, this novel material will be employed in a Photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) collector to assess its thermal output and cooling efficiency. The proposed fsPBC, once it is developed, will provide a cost-effective solution for energy storage and PV cooling, delivering wide impacts on the economy and environment. The proposed research offers innovations at both material and system levels. Therefore, once the route of preparing the novel PCM based composite is established, the same procedure can be replicated for several other applications, including lightweight high strength roof material for buildings with better thermal regulation, battery thermal management in electric vehicles, and cooling electronic devices | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 25/01/23 | |
