The testing rig for thermal and hybrid chillers/heat pump is located in CENTROPROVE and was designed to supply the power and temperature levels needed for the operation of thermally-operated systems. The main components in the testing rig are the hot storage tank, with a volume of 1.5 m3 (1) and...
Testing rig for thermal energy storages
The testing rig available at CNR ITAE allows testing thermal energy storages employing PCM or hybrid latent/sensible technology. The thermal energy is provided by a 24 kW electric boiler, connected to a buffer storage to guarantee a quasi-constant inlet to the storage under testing. The charge is accomplished by...
Compounds for Adsorption heat pumps and thermal energy storage systems
The laboratory is equipped with plants for the characterisation of key systems components for Adsorbtion heat pumps, such as heat exchangers, the abdsorber and the evaporator, as well as reactors with phase change materials for the energy storage. This plant is used to measure the adsorption dynamic efficiency under real...
