본 연구는 공기열원 히트펌프 온실에서 환기에 의해 배출되는 에너지 즉 잉여 태양에너지 및 태양열 집열기를 이용하여 축열량 및 이들 에너지를 이용한 온실의 난방효과를 실험적으로 검토하였다. 태양열 집열기의 경우, 실험기간동안 누계 수평면 일사량의 최대, 평균 및 최솟값은 각각 52.2, 22.9 및 3.2 MJ․m-2이었고, 총 일사량은 869.8 MJ․m-2 정도였다. 그리고 집열량의 최대, 평균 및 최솟값은 각각 38,118.2, 22,545.9 및 2,622.1 kcal 정도였고, 총 집열량은 856,742.6 kcal 정도인 것으로 나타났다. 잉여 태양에너지의 경우, 여러 가지 요인에 의해서 온실로부터 회수되는 열량은 다르지만, 온실로부터 회수된 총 잉여 태양에너지는 375,946.7 kcal 정도인 것으로 나타났다. 히트펌프의 경우, 설정온도를 고려하지 않고 축열된 총 축열량은 17,519,085.3 kcal이고, 이 때 소비된 소비전력량은 7,169.6 kWh정도이었고, 시스템의 성능계수는 2.84정도이었다. 그리고 온실로 공급된 난방에너지는 최저 외기온과 유사한 경향을 보이는 것으로 나타났으며, 실험기간동안 총 난방에너지는 9,554,541.9 kcal로서 시간당으로 환산하면 평균 6,653.1 kcal․h-1정도인 것으로 나타났다. 특히 실제 히트펌프에 의해 축열된 량의 54.5%정도만 이용하는 것으로 나타나 난방시스템의 개선이 필요할 것으로 판단되었다. 실험기간동안 태양열 집열기, 잉여 태양에너지 및 히트펌프에 의한 축열량을 난방에너지로 100.0% 이용할 경우, 탄소배출량은 각각 259.7, 116.9 및 5,403.5 kgCO2정도 절감시킬 수 있을 것으로 나타났다.

A 2D axisymmetric numerical analysis was performed to study the characteristics of charge process inside solar thermal storage tank. The porosity and heat transfer coefficient of filler material as well as inlet velocity of heat transfer fluid are selected as simulation parameters. The porosity is varied as 0.2, 0.5, and 0.8 to account for the effect of filler granule geometry. Two levels of the heat transfer coefficient is adopted to assess the heat transfer between heat transfer fluid and filler material. The inlet velocity is varied as 0.00278, 0.0278, and 0.278m/s. As both of the porosity and the heat transfer coefficient increase, the discrepancy of the temperature distributions between the filler and heat transfer fluid decreases. As the inlet velocity increases, the penetration depth of the heat transfer fluid increases proportionally.

A 2D axisymmetric numerical analysis was performed to study the characteristics of charge process inside solar thermal storage tank. The interfacial area density and inertial resistance of filler material are selected as simulation parameters. The interfacial area density is varied as 800, 2000, and 4000 1/m. The inertial resistance is varied as 1, 3, and 5 1/m. When the interfacial area density increases from 800 to 4000 1/m, the discrepancy of the temperature distributions between the filler and heat transfer fluid decreases. As inertial resistance increases from 1 to 5, both of the temperature and fluid flow pattern changes considerably.

The thermal and mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced cement-based composite for solar thermal energy storage were investigated in this paper. The effect of the addition of different cement-based materials to Ordinary Portland cement on the thermal and mechanical characteristics of fiber-reinforced composite was investigated. Experiments were performed to measure mechanical properties including compressive strength before and after thermal cycling and split tensile strength, and to measure thermal properties including thermal conductivity and specific heat. Test results showed that the residual compressive strength of mixtures with OPC and slag was greatest among cement-based composite. Thermal conductivity of mixtures including graphite was greater than that of any other mixtures, indicating favor of graphite for improving thermal transfer in terms of charging and discharging in thermal energy storage system. The addition of CSA or zirconium increased specific heat of fiber-reinforced cement-based composite. Test results of this study could be actually used for the design of thermal energy storage system in concentrating solar power plants.