Application of high temperature phase change materials for improved efficiency in waste-to-energy plants

• Main Authors: Dal Magro, Fabio, Xu, Haoxin, Nardin, Gioacchino, Romagnoli, Alessandro
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Thermal Energy Storage; Phase Change Material
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89328; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44865
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study reports the thermal analysis of a novel thermal energy storage based on high temperature phase change material used to improve efficiency in waste-to-energy plants. Current waste-to-energy plants efficiency is limited by the steam generation cycle which is carried out with boilers compose...