@techreport{AndratschkeCeulloDawoudetal., author = {Andratschke, Christin and Ceullo, Laura and Dawoud, Belal and Draeger, Susan and Gerdes, Thorsten and Giebisch, Matthias and Grießhammer, Peter and Haas, Katharina and Haug, Sonja and Helling, Dominik and Kominis, Lena and Lang, Christian and Malz, Sebastian and Melzl, Johannes and Michlbauer, David and M{\"u}hlberger, Thomas and Nagl, Klaus and Preis, Michael and Rechenauer, Christian and Riederer, Michael and R{\"u}ckerl, Alexander and Saller, Tobias and Schnabl, Andreas and Stadler, Michael and Steffens, Oliver and Steininger, Peter and Stelzl, Andr{\´e} and Toutouly, Lovis and Trauner, Matthias and Vetter, Miriam and Walbrunn, Johannes and Weber, Karsten and Zielbauer, Lukas}, title = {MAGGIE: Energetische Modernisierung des genossenschaftlichen Wohnquartiers Margaretenau in Regensburg}, editor = {Steffens, Oliver}, address = {Regensburg}, isbn = {978-3-96256-100-0}, doi = {10.35096/othr/pub-5335}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-53354}, pages = {XVIII, 462 S.}, abstract = {Im Projekt MAGGIE wurden f{\"u}r das genossenschaftliche historische Stadtquartier „Margaretenau" in Regensburg Musterl{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r energieoptimiertes Wohnen mit innovativen Wandaufbauten aus solaraktiven Baukonstruktionen und einer vorhersagebasierten Versorgungstechnologie erforscht. Dazu wurde ein bestehendes Wohngeb{\"a}ude als Demonstrations- und Versuchsobjekt mit einem neuartigen, besonders effizienten Hybridsystem aus W{\"a}rmepumpentechnologie und Kraft- W{\"a}rme-Kopplung ausgestattet und untersucht, erg{\"a}nzt durch eine dynamische W{\"a}rmelogistik zur Verringerung von Verteilungsverlusten. Das System wurde durch ein neu entwickeltes, allgemein einsetzbares Planungs-, Optimierungs- und Steuerungstool ausgelegt und im Betrieb geregelt. Die in Echtzeit laufende Nachoptimierung des Systems w{\"a}hrend des Betriebs greift dabei auf reale Monitoringdaten zu. Die Einbindung von Nutzerbedarfsprofilen, Stromb{\"o}rse und Wetterdaten in die Steuerung gestattet einen dynamischen und perspektivischen Anlagenbetrieb zur Maximierung der Solar- und Umweltw{\"a}rme-Anteile der Energieversorgung und leistet damit einen wirksamen Beitrag zu einem emissionsarmen, klimafreundlichen Geb{\"a}udebetrieb. F{\"u}r die denkmalgerechte Modernisierung der historischen Fassaden wurde ein solaraktives und solaradaptives Außenputzsystem entwickelt und in der Realit{\"a}t getestet. Am Bestandsgeb{\"a}ude kam anstelle eines W{\"a}rmed{\"a}mmverbundsystems ein innovativer D{\"a}mmputz mit Mikrohohlglaskugeln zum Einsatz. Die Skalierbarkeit erlaubt eine abschnittsweise Modernisierung des gesamten Ensembles {\"u}ber mehrere Jahre. Durch die hohe Energieeffizienz wird die Warmmiete f{\"u}r die Bewohner der genossenschaftlichen Siedlung durch die Modernisierungsmaßnahmen nicht erh{\"o}ht, so dass auch nach der Modernisierung ein bezahlbares Wohnen sichergestellt wird.}, subject = {Altbaumodernisierung}, language = {de} } @techreport{AndratschkeCeulloDawoudetal., author = {Andratschke, Christin and Ceullo, Laura and Dawoud, Belal and Draeger, Susan and Gerdes, Thorsten and Giebisch, Matthias and Grießhammer, Peter and Haas, Katharina and Haug, Sonja and Helling, Dominik and Kominis, Lena and Lang, Christian and Malz, Sebastian and Melzl, Johannes and Michlbauer, David and M{\"u}hlberger, Thomas and Nagl, Klaus and Preis, Michael and Rechenauer, Christian and Riederer, Michael and R{\"u}ckerl, Alexander and Saller, Tobias and Schnabl, Andreas and Stadler, Michael and Steffens, Oliver and Steininger, Peter and Stelzl, Andr{\´e} and Toutouly, Lovis and Trauner, Matthias and Vetter, Miriam and Walbrunn, Johannes and Weber, Karsten and Zielbauer, Lukas}, title = {MAGGIE: Energetische Modernisierung des genossenschaftlichen Wohnquartiers Margaretenau in Regensburg}, editor = {Steffens, Oliver}, address = {Regensburg}, organization = {Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg}, isbn = {978-3-96256-100-0}, doi = {10.35096/othr/pub-5901}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-59011}, pages = {XVIII, 462 S.}, abstract = {Im Projekt MAGGIE wurden f{\"u}r das genossenschaftliche historische Stadtquartier „Margaretenau" in Regensburg Musterl{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r energieoptimiertes Wohnen mit innovativen Wandaufbauten aus solaraktiven Baukonstruktionen und einer vorhersagebasierten Versorgungstechnologie erforscht. Dazu wurde ein bestehendes Wohngeb{\"a}ude als Demonstrations- und Versuchsobjekt mit einem neuartigen, besonders effizienten Hybridsystem aus W{\"a}rmepumpentechnologie und Kraft- W{\"a}rme-Kopplung ausgestattet und untersucht, erg{\"a}nzt durch eine dynamische W{\"a}rmelogistik zur Verringerung von Verteilungsverlusten. Das System wurde durch ein neu entwickeltes, allgemein einsetzbares Planungs-, Optimierungs- und Steuerungstool ausgelegt und im Betrieb geregelt. Die in Echtzeit laufende Nachoptimierung des Systems w{\"a}hrend des Betriebs greift dabei auf reale Monitoringdaten zu. Die Einbindung von Nutzerbedarfsprofilen, Stromb{\"o}rse und Wetterdaten in die Steuerung gestattet einen dynamischen und perspektivischen Anlagenbetrieb zur Maximierung der Solar- und Umweltw{\"a}rme-Anteile der Energieversorgung und leistet damit einen wirksamen Beitrag zu einem emissionsarmen, klimafreundlichen Geb{\"a}udebetrieb. F{\"u}r die denkmalgerechte Modernisierung der historischen Fassaden wurde ein solaraktives und solaradaptives Außenputzsystem entwickelt und in der Realit{\"a}t getestet. Am Bestandsgeb{\"a}ude kam anstelle eines W{\"a}rmed{\"a}mmverbundsystems ein innovativer D{\"a}mmputz mit Mikrohohlglaskugeln zum Einsatz. Die Skalierbarkeit erlaubt eine abschnittsweise Modernisierung des gesamten Ensembles {\"u}ber mehrere Jahre. Durch die hohe Energieeffizienz wird die Warmmiete f{\"u}r die Bewohner der genossenschaftlichen Siedlung durch die Modernisierungsmaßnahmen nicht erh{\"o}ht, so dass auch nach der Modernisierung ein bezahlbares Wohnen sichergestellt wird.}, subject = {Altbaumodernisierung}, language = {de} } @article{SovacoolCabezaPiselloetal., author = {Sovacool, Benjamin K. and Cabeza, Luisa F. and Pisello, Anna Laura and Colladon, Andrea Fronzetti and Larijani, Hatef Madani and Dawoud, Belal and Martiskainen, Mari}, title = {Decarbonizing household heating: Reviewing demographics, geography and low-carbon practices and preferences in five European countries}, series = {Renewable \& Sustainable Energy Reviews}, journal = {Renewable \& Sustainable Energy Reviews}, number = {139}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.rser.2020.110703}, pages = {1 -- 28}, abstract = {What commonalities are there in sustainable or unsustainable heating practices in five high-income, high-emitting western European countries? What preferences do a nationally representative sample of the public in these countries hold towards low-carbon options? It is imperative that climate policy researchers and practitioners grapple with the difficulty of decarbonizing heat, which remains the largest single end-use service worldwide and which accounts about half of total final energy consumption. Based on a comparative assessment of five representative national surveys in Germany (N = 2009), Italy (N = 2039), Spain (N = 2038), Sweden (N = 2023), and the United Kingdom (N = 2000), this study explores the demographics and geography of household heat decarbonisation in Europe. By analyzing our country level data as well as our combined sample of 10,109 respondents, it investigates how people conceive of the purposes of low-carbon heat, their preferences for particular forms of heat supply, and their (at times odd) practices of heat consumption and temperature settings. Grounded in its original data, the study organizes its findings inductively across the five themes of literacy (heating knowledge, awareness and control), sustainability (heating practices, dynamics and conflicts), temperature (heating satisfaction and preferences), desirability of change (low-carbon heating priorities, business models and trust), and culture (country and national variation). The study also explores intersections between these dimensions, using multivariate analysis, as well as how preferences differ according to varying types of actors as well as geography and space.}, language = {en} } @article{MikhaeilGadererDawoud, author = {Mikhaeil, Makram and Gaderer, Matthias and Dawoud, Belal}, title = {Experimental Investigation of the Adsorption and Desorption Kinetics on an Open-Structured Asymmetric Plate Heat Exchanger; Matching Between Small-Scale and Full-Scale Results}, series = {Frontiers in Energy Research}, volume = {10}, journal = {Frontiers in Energy Research}, publisher = {Frontiers}, doi = {10.3389/fenrg.2022.818486}, pages = {1 -- 15}, abstract = {This paper introduces the results of an experimental study on the adsorption and desorption kinetics of a commercially available, open-structured asymmetric plate heat exchanger adapted to act as an adsorber/desorber for the application in adsorption heat transformation processes. In addition, a volumetric large temperature jump (V-LTJ) kinetic setup was applied to measure the adsorption and desorption kinetics of a small-scale adsorbent sample prepared dedicatedly to be representative for the adsorbent domain inside the investigated adsorber plate heat exchanger (APHE). All kinetic results of the small-scale adsorbent sample and the APHE were fitted into exponential forms with a single characteristic time constant (τ) with a coefficient of determination (R2) better than 0.9531. A very good matching between the small-scale and full-scale adsorption kinetic measurements was obtained, with an average relative deviation of 12.3\% in the obtained τ-values. In addition, the kinetic data of the small-scale adsorbent sample were utilized for estimating the expected specific instantaneous and moving average powers of the evaporator/condenser heat exchanger. The average relative deviation (ARD) between the moving average specific evaporator powers obtained from the small-scale and the full-scale measurements amounts between 5.4 and 15.1\%.}, language = {en} } @article{SteiningerGadererSteffensetal., author = {Steininger, Peter and Gaderer, Matthias and Steffens, Oliver and Dawoud, Belal}, title = {Experimental and Numerical Study on the Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Newly-Developed Solar Active Thermal Insulation System}, series = {Buildings}, volume = {11}, journal = {Buildings}, number = {3}, publisher = {MDPI}, doi = {10.3390/buildings11030123}, pages = {1 -- 22}, abstract = {A newly-developed solar active thermal insulation system (SATIS) is introduced with the main objective to accomplish a highly-dependent total solar transmittance on the irradiation angle. SATIS is also designed to obtain the maximum transmittance at a prescribed design irradiation angle and to reduce it remarkably at higher irradiation angles. A purely mineral thermal insulation plaster with micro hollow glass spheres is applied to manufacture the investigated SATIS prototype. Light-conducting elements (LCEs) have been introduced into SATIS and suitable closing elements have been applied. The SATIS prototype has been investigated both experimentally and numerically. It turned out that the contributions of conduction, radiation and convection to the effective thermal conductivity of SATIS, without the closing elements (49 mWmK), amount to 86.2\%, 13.2\% and 0.6\%, respectively. The angle-dependent short-wave radiation exchange within the LCE has been investigated via ray tracing. At the incidence angle of 19\% (design angle), 27\% of the radiation within the LCE is absorbed by the absorber plate, resulting in measured and computed total solar energy transmittances of 11.2\%/11.7\%, respectively. For a typical summer irradiation angle of 60\%, 98\% of the incident radiation is absorbed by the surfaces at the entrance of the LCE. The corresponding total solar energy transmittance amounts to 2.9\%.}, language = {en} } @article{GamischGadererDawoud, author = {Gamisch, Bernd and Gaderer, Matthias and Dawoud, Belal}, title = {On the Development of Thermochemical Hydrogen Storage: An Experimental Study of the Kinetics of the Redox Reactions under Different Operating Conditions}, series = {Applied Sciences}, volume = {11}, journal = {Applied Sciences}, number = {4}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/app11041623}, pages = {1 -- 15}, abstract = {This work aims at investigating the reduction/oxidation (redox) reaction kinetics on iron oxide pellets under different operating conditions of thermochemical hydrogen storage. In order to reduce the iron oxide pellets (90\% Fe2O3, 10\% stabilizing cement), hydrogen (H2) is applied in different concentrations with nitrogen (N2), as a carrier gas, at temperatures between between 700 ∘C and 900 ∘C, thus simulating the charging phase. The discharge phase is triggered by the flow of a mixture out of steam (H2O) and N2 at different concentrations in the same temperature range, resulting in the oxidizing of the previously reduced pellets. All investigations were carried out in a thermo-gravimetric analyzer (TGA) with a flow rate of 250mL/min. To describe the obtained kinetic results, a simplified analytical model, based on the linear driving force model, was developed. The investigated iron oxide pellets showed a stable redox performance of 23.8\% weight reduction/gain, which corresponds to a volumetric storage density of 2.8kWh/(L bulk), also after the 29 performed redox cycles. Recalling that there is no H2 stored during the storage phase but iron, the introduced hydrogen storage technology is deemed very promising for applications in urban areas as day-night or seasonal storage for green hydrogen.}, language = {en} } @article{MikhaeilGadererDawoud, author = {Mikhaeil, Makram and Gaderer, Matthias and Dawoud, Belal}, title = {On the development of an innovative adsorber plate heat exchanger for adsorption heat transformation processes; an experimental and numerical study}, series = {Energy}, volume = {207}, journal = {Energy}, number = {September}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.energy.2020.118272}, pages = {1 -- 13}, abstract = {An innovative adsorber plate heat exchanger (APHE), which is developed for application in adsorption heat pumps, chillers and thermal energy storage systems, is introduced. A test frame has been constructed as a representative segment of the introduced APHE for applying loose grains of AQSOA-Z02. Adsorption kinetic measurements have been carried out in a volumetric large-temperature-jump setup under typical operating conditions of adsorption processes. A transient 2-D model is developed for the tested sample inside the setup. The measured temporal uptake variations with time have been fed to the model, through which a micro-pore diffusion coefficient at infinite temperature of 2 E-4 [m2s-1] and an activation energy of 42.1 [kJ mol-1] have been estimated. A 3-D model is developed to simulate the combined heat and mass transfer inside the APHE and implemented in a commercial software. Comparing the obtained results with the literature values for an extruded aluminium adsorber heat exchanger coated with a 500 μm layer of the same adsorbent, the differential water uptake obtained after 300 s of adsorption (8.2 g/100 g) implies a sound enhancement of 310\%. This result proves the great potential of the introduced APHE to remarkably enhance the performance of adsorption heat transformation appliances.}, language = {en} } @article{HuberHeindlSchlosseretal., author = {Huber, Lea and Heindl, Melanie and Schlosser, Marc and Pfitzner, Arno and Dawoud, Belal}, title = {On the Cycle Stability and Macroscopic Structure of Iron Oxide Pellets for Thermochemical Hydrogen Storage: Influence of Water Content during the Pelletizing Process}, series = {Applied Sciences}, volume = {13}, journal = {Applied Sciences}, number = {11}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {16}, doi = {10.3390/app13116408}, abstract = {Hydrogen storage based on the repeated reduction and oxidation (redox) reactions of iron oxide/iron composites represents a promising technology. This work is dedicated to studying the influence of the amount of water added during the pelletizing process on the cycle stability and structure of iron oxide pellets. The storage composites were prepared from iron oxide (Fe2O3) and 10 wt.-\% support material (cement) with different amounts of water (18 and 33 wt.-\%) in a laboratory-scale pelletizing disk. To evaluate the cycle stability of the composites, the kinetics of the redox reactions were experimentally measured at 800 ∘ C in an atmosphere of 50\% N2 and 50\% H2 (reduction) or 50\% steam (oxidation), respectively. Moreover, the structure of the pellets was analyzed by micro-computed tomography scans. It turned out that pellets with higher water contents attained faster kinetics and a higher cycle stability. The sample with the least water content (18 wt.-\%) needed about 26 min and 19 min to reach a conversion rate of 80\% during the reduction and oxidation reactions of the sixth redox cycle, respectively. In contrast, the sample with the highest water content (33 wt.-\%) could achieve the same conversion rate after 18 min (reduction) and 13 min (oxidation) during the ninth redox cycle.}, language = {en} } @article{SteiningerGadererDawoud, author = {Steininger, Peter and Gaderer, Matthias and Dawoud, Belal}, title = {Assessment of the Annual Transmission Heat Loss Reduction of a Refurbished Existing Building with an Advanced Solar Selective Thermal Insulation System}, series = {Sustainability}, volume = {13}, journal = {Sustainability}, number = {13}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/su13137336}, pages = {1 -- 19}, abstract = {A numerical parameter sensitivity analysis of the design parameters of the recently published solar selective thermal insulation system (SATIS) has been carried out to enhance its thermal and optical properties. It turned out that the insulation properties of SATIS can be effectively improved by reducing the length of the glass closure element. Increasing the area share of the light conducting elements (LCEs) and decreasing their length-to-diameter (L/D) ratio were identified as key parameters in order to increase the solar gain. Two SATIS variants were compared with the same wall insulation without SATIS in a yearly energetic performance assessment. The SATIS variant with 10 mm length of the closure element, 44.2\% area share of LCE, as well as front and rear diameters of 12 mm/9 mm shows an 11.8\% lower transmission heat loss over the heating period than the wall insulation without SATIS. A new methodology was developed to enable the implementation of the computed solar gains of SATIS in 1D simulation tools. The result is a radiant heat flow map for integration as a heat source in 1D simulation models. A comparison between the 1D and 3D models of the inside wall heat fluxes showed an integral yearly agreement of 98\%.}, language = {en} } @article{FrazzicaBrancatoDawoud, author = {Frazzica, Andrea and Brancato, Vincenza and Dawoud, Belal}, title = {Unified Methodology to Identify the Potential Application of Seasonal Sorption Storage Technology}, series = {Energies}, volume = {13}, journal = {Energies}, number = {5}, publisher = {MPDI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/en13051037}, pages = {1 -- 17}, abstract = {In this study, the definition of a new methodology for a preliminary evaluation of the working boundary conditions under which a seasonal thermal energy storage (STES) system operates is described. The approach starts by considering the building features as well as the reference heating system in terms of solar thermal collectors' technology, ambient heat sinks/source, and space heating distribution systems employed. Furthermore, it is based on a deep climatic analysis of the place where the STES needs to be installed, to identify both winter and summer operating conditions. In particular, the STES energy density is evaluated considering different space heating demands covered by the STES (ranging from 10\% up to 60\%). The obtained results demonstrate that this approach allows for the careful estimation of the achievable STES density, which is varies significantly both with the space heating coverage guaranteed by the STES as well as with the ambient heat source/sink that is employed in the system. This confirms the need for careful preliminary analysis to avoid the overestimation of the STES material volume. The proposed approach was then applied for different climatic conditions (e.g., Germany and Sweden) and the volume of one of the most attractive composite sorbent materials reported in the literature, i.e., multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT)-LiCl, using water as the working fluid, needed for covering the variable space heating demand in a Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB) was calculated. In the case of Swedish buildings, it ranges from about 3.5 m3 when 10\% of the space heating demand is provided by the STES, up to 11.1 m3 when 30\% of the space heating demand is provided by the STES.}, language = {en} } @article{ProverbioCalabreseCaprietal., author = {Proverbio, Edoardo and Calabrese, Luigi and Capri, Angela and Bonaccorsi, Lucio Maria and Dawoud, Belal and Frazzica, Andrea}, title = {Susceptibility to corrosion of aluminium alloy components in ethanol adsorption chiller}, series = {Renewable energy}, volume = {110}, journal = {Renewable energy}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.renene.2016.08.042}, pages = {174 -- 179}, abstract = {Methanol, and more recently ethanol, have been deeply employed as adsorbate phase (refrigerant) in adsorption chiller and heat pump applications (e.g. refrigerator adsorption ice maker). The use of anhydrous alcohols however can cause several problems related to the corrosiveness of such molecules towards light alloys (from titanium to aluminium). The problem was already highlighted in bio-fuel technology where bio-ethanol was considered as a promise alternative to fossil hydrocarbons. Water content was observed as one of the main factors influencing corrosion rate. In the present works several accelerated corrosion tests on 6061 Aluminium alloy have been carried out in autoclave in a temperature range from 110 to 135 degrees C with different ethanol to aluminium mass ratio. Highly exothermic reactions related to aluminium oxidation, coupled to hydrogen evolution, have been recorded. The main drawback of hydrogen evolution is the formation of a stagnant layer over the heat exchangers surface, which can limit the ethanol vapour diffusion, thus reducing adsorption condensation rate. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.}, language = {en} } @article{ChatzitakisDawoud, author = {Chatzitakis, Paris and Dawoud, Belal}, title = {An alternative approach towards absorption heat pump working pair screening}, series = {Renewable Energy}, volume = {110}, journal = {Renewable Energy}, publisher = {Pergamon-Elsevier}, organization = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD}, doi = {10.1016/j.renene.2016.08.014}, pages = {47 -- 58}, abstract = {The successful market penetration of modern absorption heat pumps (AHP) today is critically dependent on their thermodynamic performance as well as other key factors like cost, reliability and inherent safety. Conventional AHPs have a proven record in the first two aspects but crucial shortcomings in the last two. For this reason it has been imperative to search for alternative working pairs that could potentially provide comparable performance while also satisfying the rest of the conditions to the best extent possible. As part of a systematic approach towards this direction, a detailed cycle analysis was performed, utilizing an idealized AHP system containing a real working pair, which enabled the identification of five dimensionless parameters and key thermophysical properties that influence the system's thermodynamic efficiency and the circulation ratio. In order to validate those findings, these parameters were calculated and compared between conventional and alternative AHP refrigerants. It turned out that low molecular weight ratios between absorbent and refrigerant have a beneficial effect on both coefficient of performance and the circulation ratio. Furthermore, both the refrigerant acentric factor and the absorbent vaporization enthalpy shall be minimized to obtain better performance. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.}, language = {en} } @article{MalzSteiningerDawoudetal., author = {Malz, Sebastian and Steininger, Peter and Dawoud, Belal and Krenkel, Walter and Steffens, Oliver}, title = {On the Development of a Building Insulation using Air Layers with Highly Reflective Interfaces}, series = {Energy and Buildings}, journal = {Energy and Buildings}, number = {236, April}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110779}, abstract = {In this work, a novel building insulation system implying wooden fiberboards and intermediate air layers with highly reflective interfaces for the reflection of longwave IR radiation is introduced. A wall test sample with a double air insulation layer has been built and experimentally investigated in a dedicated setup, which consists of a differential climatic chamber to simulate different indoor and outdoor conditions. The test results have been utilized in validating the developed simulation model. In addition, a thorough numerical parameter study has been conducted, through which the general design rules of the introduced insulation system for realizing the lowest possible effective thermal conductivity have been defined. Furthermore, a multi-air-layer-insulation concept is developed, and the energy saving potential is evaluated. It turned out that, emissivity, object size and air layer thickness are the most dominant design parameters which influence the thermal conductivity of the introduced insulation. A thermal conductivity of 0.033 W/(mK) has been estimated for a multi-air-layer insulation with 7 layers. The obtained results prove the high insulation potential of the introduced building insulation system compared with insulating materials available in the market while outlining their limitations.}, language = {en} } @article{ChatzitakisSafarovOpferkuchetal., author = {Chatzitakis, Paris and Safarov, Javid and Opferkuch, Frank and Dawoud, Belal and Hassel, Egon}, title = {Vapor pressures and activity coefficients of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol in binary mixtures with 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone and 2-pyrrolidone}, series = {Journal of Molecular Liquids}, volume = {305}, journal = {Journal of Molecular Liquids}, number = {May}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {0167-7322}, doi = {10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112828}, abstract = {The vapor pressures of two binary mixtures containing 2-trifluoroethanol (TFE) + 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (DMI) and TFE + 2-pyrrolidone (PYR), were investigated at temperatures T = (274.15 to 423.15) K using two different static method installations. Both combinations were modelled using an extended Clausius-Clapeyron equation with concentration dependent parameters and the NRTL equation with temperature dependent parameters. The best fit was obtained using the NRTL equation.}, language = {en} } @article{GeilfussDawoud, author = {Geilfuß, Kristina and Dawoud, Belal}, title = {Analytical investigation of a zeolite-NaY-water adsorption heat and cold storage and its integration into a steam power process}, series = {Energy}, volume = {195}, journal = {Energy}, number = {March}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.energy.2020.116977}, abstract = {tabilizing the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on the atmosphere is a key step towards solving the global climate change problems. Storage technologies play an essential role in compensating the discrepancy between surplus energy and peak times. Sorption processes, in particular, offer an environment friendly way for almost loss-free heat (of adsorption or absorption) and cold storage. This work is dedicated first to analytically investigate the potential of applying NaY-Water/Zeolite as a working pair for heat and cold storage upon utilizing high temperature heat. It turned out that, the mass of the adsorber heat exchanger increases the useful specific heat stored from 229 kWh/tzeolite for the ideal storage to 538 kWh/tzeolite or even higher depending on the thermal capacity of the adsorber heat exchanger (AdsHX). Contrary to that trend, COP will decrease with increasing the thermal capacity of the AdsHX. Sensible heat losses between charging and discharging phases do have a negative effect on both stored heating capacity and COP. In addition, an innovative hybrid steam power cum adsorption storage process is introduced and analytically investigated at different ambient conditions and time scenarios for on-peak and off-peak durations over the day. The introduced hybrid process seems quite promising in achieving electrical power production and efficiency enhancements during peak load durations. The extent of enhancing both performance indicators increases with increasing the ambient temperature difference between peak and off-peak times.}, language = {en} } @article{SteiningerGadererDawoudetal., author = {Steininger, Peter and Gaderer, Matthias and Dawoud, Belal and Gaderer, Matthias}, title = {Experimental and numerical study on the solar gain and heat loss of typical existing and refurbished German buildings}, series = {iCRBE Procedia}, volume = {1}, journal = {iCRBE Procedia}, number = {1}, publisher = {Weentech}, doi = {10.32438/icrbe.202035}, pages = {75 -- 93}, abstract = {This communication introduces an experimental setup for investigating the effect of solar radiation on the reduction of transmission heat losses and the steady state thermal conductance of uninsulated and insulated multi-layer wall samples. The setup consists of two adjacent climatic chambers, which share a common wall, in which the multi-layer wall samples are mounted. A solar simulator is applied within the outdoor air climatic chamber, whose radiation spectrum and radiation intensity are approximately equivalent to those of the sun. The first tests have been carried out on a wall sample with a typical structure of existing buildings from the year 1930 in Germany. In addition, a high-performance insulating plaster layer has been applied on a basic test sample (with existing building structure) to replicate and assess the refurbished scenario. Furthermore, a numerical investigation on the transient heat transfer process is carried out by using the simulation software COMSOL Multiphysics®. The experimental results of both uninsulated and insulated wall samples are validated against 1D and 3D models. As seen, the uninsulated wall, whose thermal conductance was experimentally determined to be equal to 1.79 W/(m²K), absorbs a heat flux of 208 W/m² through its external wall surface over a period of 8 hours. A fraction of 9.8 \% of the absorbed heat arrives as a gain on the internal wall and reduces the transmission heat losses by 11.7 \% over a period of 55 hours. On the other hand, the thermal conductivity of the insulation layer of the refurbished wall sample with micro hollow glass spheres was estimated by a parameter estimation procedure using the 3D model and the obtained experimental data. Using the estimated thermal conductivity, a thermal conductance of 0.42 W/(m²K) has been obtained for the refurbished wall sample.}, language = {en} } @article{MikhaeilGadererDawoud, author = {Mikhaeil, Makram and Gaderer, Matthias and Dawoud, Belal}, title = {On the application of adsorber plate heat exchangers in thermally driven chillers}, series = {Applied Thermal Engineering}, volume = {220}, journal = {Applied Thermal Engineering}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119713}, abstract = {The effect of both heat and mass transfer characteristic lengths (HTCL, MTCL) of two different adsorber plate heat exchangers (APHE), for application in an adsorption chiller, on the adsorption and desorption kinetics is investigated. Three representative test frames (TF1-TF3) are prepared to examine small-scale adsorbent samples of the microporous silica gel (Siogel of Oker-Chemie, Germany) applying the volumetric large-temperature-jump methodology at different operating conditions. Based on the obtained kinetic data, an analytical model has been developed to predict the specific cooling power (SCP) and the coefficient of performance (COP) of a single-bed adsorption chiller comprising the studied APHEs. It turned out that, within the tested range of HTCL and MTCL, it can be concluded that, the adsorption kinetics are mainly influenced by the MTCL, while the desorption kinetics are dominated by the HTCL of the adsorbent domain. Applying Siogel as loose pellets inside a newly introduced APHE results in of 423.3 and 182.7 W⋅kg-1, at the evaporator temperatures of 15 °C and 5 °C, respectively. Herein, the condenser and adsorber-end temperatures amount to 30 °C and the desorption-end temperature to 90 °C. The corresponding s amount to 0.50 and 0.40, respectively, which represent quite promising results for further design optimizations.}, language = {en} } @article{VerezBorriCrespoetal., author = {V{\´e}rez, David and Borri, Emiliano and Crespo, Alicia and Zsembinszki, Gabriel and Dawoud, Belal and Cabeza, Luisa F.}, title = {Experimental Study of a Small-Size Vacuum Insulated Water Tank for Building Applications}, series = {Sustainability}, volume = {13}, journal = {Sustainability}, number = {10}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/su13105329}, pages = {1 -- 11}, abstract = {Insulation of thermal energy storage tanks is fundamental to reduce heat losses and to achieve high energy storage efficiency. Although water tanks were extensively studied in the literature, the enhancement of the insulation quality is often overlooked. The use of vacuum insulation has the potential to significantly reduce heat losses without affecting the dimension of the storage system. This paper shows for the first time the results of the heat losses tests done for a 0.535 m3 water tank for residential building applications built with a double wall vacuum insulation. The different tests show that the rate of heat losses strictly depends on the temperature distribution inside the tank at the beginning of the experiment. Compared to a conventional water tank insulated with conventional materials, the U-value of the lateral surface was reduced by almost three times (from 1.05 W/K·m2 to 0.38 W/K·m2) using vacuum insulation. However, the bottom part, which is usually used to place the support parts and the piping, is the critical design part of those tanks acting as a thermal bridge with the ambient and enhancing heat losses.}, language = {en} } @article{FreniFrazzicaDawoudetal., author = {Freni, Angelo and Frazzica, Andrea and Dawoud, Belal and Chmielewski, Stefanie and Calabrese, Luigi and Bonaccorsi, Lucio Maria}, title = {Adsorbent coatings for heat pumping applications: Verification of hydrothermal and mechanical stabilities}, series = {Applied Thermal Engineering}, volume = {50}, journal = {Applied Thermal Engineering}, number = {2}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.07.010}, pages = {1658 -- 1663}, abstract = {This paper presents novel experimental methods for verification of both hydrothermal and mechanical stabilities of adsorbent coatings. Experiments have been carried out on zeolite-based coatings over aluminum substrates, prepared by a dip-coating technique developed at CNR-ITAE. Hydrothermal aging of several adsorbent coatings is ongoing. Adsorption and structural stability of some samples under test was successfully verified after 35000 aging cycles by isobars measurement and XRD analysis. Mechanical properties of coatings have been evaluated by applying different typologies of static and dynamic mechanical stresses. Results obtained have been compared with those achieved by subjecting adsorbent coatings prepared by Mitsubishi Plastic Incorporation (MPI) to the same characterization protocol. The comparison between the two types of coating returned that MPI coatings posses similar thermal stability and better mechanical strength than CNR-ITAE coatings.}, language = {en} } @article{FrazzicaPalombaDawoudetal., author = {Frazzica, Andrea and Palomba, Valeria and Dawoud, Belal and Gull{\`i}, Giuseppe and Brancato, Vincenza and Sapienza, Alessio and Vasta, Salvatore and Freni, Angelo and Costa, Fabio and Restuccia, Giovanni}, title = {Design, realization and testing of an adsorption refrigerator based on activated carbon/ethanol working pair}, series = {Applied Energy}, volume = {174}, journal = {Applied Energy}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.04.080}, pages = {15 -- 24}, abstract = {In the present paper design, realization and testing of a novel small scale adsorption refrigerator prototype based on activated carbon/ethanol working pair is described. Firstly, experimental activity has been carried out for identification of the best performing activated carbon available on the market, through the evaluation of the achievable thermodynamic performance both under air conditioning and refrigeration conditions. Once identified the best performing activated carbon, the design of the adsorber was developed by experimental dynamic performance analysis, carried out by means of the Gravimetric-Large Temperature Jump (G-LTJ) apparatus available at CNR ITAE lab. Finally, the whole 0.5 kW refrigerator prototype was designed and built. First experimental results both under reference air conditioning and refrigeration cycles have been reported, to check the achievable performance. High Specific Cooling Powers (SCPs), 95 W/kg and 50 W/kg, for air conditioning and refrigeration respectively, were obtained, while the COP ranged between 0.09 and 0.11, thus showing an improvement of the current state of the art. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.}, language = {en} } @article{PalombaNowakDawoudetal., author = {Palomba, Valeria and Nowak, Sebastian and Dawoud, Belal and Frazzica, Andrea}, title = {Dynamic modelling of Adsorption systems: a comprehensive calibrated dataset for heat pump and storage applications}, series = {Journal of energy storage}, volume = {33}, journal = {Journal of energy storage}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.est.2020.102148}, abstract = {The growing efforts for the development of clean and efficient energy systems require the use of a multi-disciplinary approach and the integration of multiple generation appliances. Among the fields that can be considered enabling technologies, adsorption systems for air conditioning and thermal energy storages, are constantly increasing their maturity. However, for a proper design and integration of such systems, there is the need for a simulation framework that is reliable and computationally convenient. In the present paper, the implementation of a dynamic model for adsorption systems is presented, which includes different components (adsorber, phase changer, sorption materials) and is structured as a library. Modelica language and the commercial software Dymola (R) are used for the analysis. Data for different heat exchangers and working pairs are calibrated using experimental results and the calibrated model is subsequently used for the design of an adsorber based on a plate heat exchanger for thermal energy storage applications. The results proved that the model is fast and can reproduce experimental results with good accuracy, thus being a useful tool for the design and optimization of the different components of sorption systems.}, language = {en} }