Investigations on the functional modes of a thermal energy storage system for sustainable steam cooking application - an experimental study

Steam cooking using parabolic trough collectors is a well-established sustainable technology. The augmentation of thermal energy storage (TES) system with such will make the technology completely reliable on renewable source. However, there are limited research findings to improve performance TES heat exchangers by adopting non-structural and non-elemental modifications. In this article, experimental studies have been performed shell tube exchanger that could be envisaged for steam applications. Erythritol was used as phase change material. operated in two modes: progressive impulsive. From observations, impulsive mode better than mode. functionality witnessed 32% decrease charging duration, 2.5% increase stored 50% rate comparison