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23-06 Project summary graphic
 
Benefits of Secondary Loop Systems:  Thermal Storage and Demand Response
  • Project Team: Students: Pouria Moghimi;                        Faculty: Jeffrey D. Spitler, Christian Bach
  • Project Number: 23-06-3
  • Goals: Field measurements of a residential-scale buried thermal energy storage tank that can be used for simulation validation.  Use simulations to model thermal and economic performance of systems.
  • Outcomes/Deliverables: This year, the anticipated outcomes are a field test of a buried TES tank, improved models and further insight into techno-economic feasibility
  • Scholarship:

    Moghimi, P., C.K. Bach and J.D. Spitler. 2024. Development and Experimental Validation of Simplified Numerical Models for Stratified Thermal Energy Storage Tanks Including Standby Storage Mode and Adverse Feed Temperatures. 20th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference. West Lafayette, Indiana. July 15-18. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iracc/2566 

    Moghimi, P., C.K. Bach and J.D. Spitler. 2024. Development of an underground stratified thermal energy storage tank model and performance comparisons with an above-ground tank. 20th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference. West Lafayette, Indiana. July 15-18. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iracc/2565 

    Moghimi, P., J.D. Spitler, and C.K. Bach. 2024. System and Component Model Development of a Secondary Loop System with Buried Thermal Energy Storage Tank. Proceedings of Enerstock 2024, Lyon, France. June 5-7, 2024. Paper 519772. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13784975

23-07 Project summary graphic
 
Solar-powered ultra-low-GWP heat pumps with DC compressors and TES
  • Project Team: Students:Gabriel Parker;                           Faculty: Jeffrey D. Spitler, Christian Bach, Ardeshir Moftakhari
  • Project Number: 23-07-3
  • Goals: Field test of solar-powered heat pump system with thermal energy storage.  Testing of rule-based control
  • Outcomes/Deliverables: This year, the anticipated outcomes are experimental testing of the components, implementation of a DC compressor in our air-to-water heat pump, along with replacing the refrigerant with R1234yf
  • Scholarship: N/A yet
figure depicting plans for reversing valves in a low tempurature heat pump
Reversing Valve Loss and Leakage Models for Low Temperature Heat Pumps
  • Project Team: Current students: Dipa Saha, Julfikar Ali, Rasheed Shittu Former student:  Jacob Taylor    Faculty: Christian Bach, Ardeshir Moftakhari
  • Project Number: 24-01-2
  • Goals: This project provides data for reversing valves for low-GWP refrigerants for cold climate heat pumps and semi-empirical models for pressure drop, heat loss, and leakage
  • Outcomes/Deliverables: This project delivers a database of experimental reversing valve performance as well as models to be used in members simulation tools
  • Scholarship: N/A yet
Refrigerant-To-Water Heat Exchangers in Hydronic Heat Pump Applications
Physics-Based Models for Performance Analysis of Refrigerant-To-Water Heat Exchangers in Hydronic Heat Pump Applications
  • Project Team: Students:Saqib AyuobFaculty: Ardeshir Moftakhari,Craig R. Bradshaw, Christian Bach
  • Project Number: 24-06-2
  • Goals: Project aims to provide new data and models for performance evaluation of a compact PCM thermal energy storage (TES) system for integration with hydronic heat pumps.
  • Outcomes/Deliverables: This project will deliver: (1) experimental performance data for the PCM-TES lab prototypes; (2) a physics-based model to evaluate performance of PCM TES with heat pumps; and (3) analysis of load shifting potential of PCM-TES system when integrated with hydronic heat pumps.
  • Scholarship: N/A yet
3-D Graph representing surface borholes and angle/depth of drilling.
Development of Design Algorithms for Ground Heat Exchangers with Angled Boreholes
  • Project Team: Students:  Timothy West, Kahleen Dabbs  Faculty: Jeffrey D. Spitler
  • Project Number: 25-01
  • Goals: This project aims to design algorithms that can generate and size ground heat exchangers with angled boreholes used with geothermal heat pump systems. Angled boreholes can reduce total drilling and surface disturbances due to drilling
  • Outcomes/Deliverables: This project will deliver new design algorithms implemented in GHEDesigner that cover fan configurations, boreholes that are angled under existing buildings and circular configurations that are angled outwards from a single drill pad
  • Scholarship: N/A yet
Line-diagram of the system set-up for project 25-02
Generating in-system test data and semi-physics tunable models for performance metrics and injection flowrate for low-GWP fluids
  • Project Team: Students:  M. Hasanat Khan, Rasheed Shittu  Faculty: Christian Bach, Ardeshir Moftakhari
  • Project Number: 25-02
  • Goals: This project aims to Develop a tunable, physics informed, model for injected compressors including injection flowrate as well as performance metrics
  • Outcomes/Deliverables: This project will deliver measured performance data for several compressors for a range of conditions as well as a prototypical model
  • Scholarship: N/A yet
image representing 3 figures: a) Baseline R410A Design- 12 tubes/circut, b) Baseline R454C Design- Doubled number of circuts, and c) Split Circuit 45-4D- 4 tubes single split to 4 tubes in parallel (double)
Heat exchangers and for high-glide low-GWP refrigerants: effects of refrigerant glide and refrigerant quality maldistribution
  • Project Team: Students:  Mohammadreza Azaddel, Amr Ashraf, Carson Mckinney  Faculty: Christian Bach, Ardeshir Moftakhari
  • Project Number: 25-10
  • Goals: This project aims to increase fin-tube heat exchanger capacity for fixed suction conditions by adjustment in refrigerant circuitry for R454C, a low-GWP fluid with substantial glide
  • Outcomes/Deliverables: This project aims to deliver (1) Modified version of xFin for low superheat cases, (2) Simulations including quality maldistribution, and (3) Report of the results in the form of a journal paper
  • Scholarship: N/A yet

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