UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA BOLIVIANA “SAN PABLO”

UNIDAD ACADEMICA REGIONAL COCHABAMBA

Departamento de Ciencias Exactas e Ingeniería

Exergy Analysis of a Solar Cold

Room for Fruits and Vegetables
Using PCMs
Andrés Gonzales & Marcos Luján

Antofagasta Meeting 1
PCMSOL Project
8-9, November 2018
Introduction

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Universidad de
Almeria

"Multipurpose pilot module for evaluation, optimization and

improvement of agro-food refrigeration systems with
renewable energies" 2
Characteristics of cold rooms at
CIESOL:

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Conservation
temperature= 5°C

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Operation of the System

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Views of the System:
Cold Rooms PV panels

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PCM cold storage tank
Exergy use in a cold room
Solar gain
Ti < To

Ventilation loss

Internal gain
Conduction gain
Ti

𝑄ሖ

Work

To; Po
𝑇ℎ − 𝑇𝑐 25𝐾
𝑊𝑟𝑒𝑣. = 𝑄ሶ = 𝑄ሶ = 0.051𝑄ሶ
𝑇𝑐 293𝐾

Low exergy energy flux

Solar exergy supply versus exergy
demand for a cold room

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Exergy Supply/Demand

Exergy saved

Direct cooling

0h 12 h 24 h 7
daytime
Operation mode of the cooling System

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Preliminary Results of Energy Consumption

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Exergy
Operation Mode consumption
[kWh]

With latent cold storage 36,9

With sensible cold storage (PCM) 30,2

Without cold storage 16,8 9

 Cooling demand of a cold room
Sensible heat of
Heat from lighting products

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Heat from breathing
of products

Heat from humans

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Heat income from
Convective heat ventilation
infiltration
Cooling and exergy demand without cold
storage

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10% 14%

Cooling demand 155,63 [MJ]

27%

Exergy needed 11,92 [MJ]

49%

Carga de producto [kJ]

Carga por infiltración [kJ]
Carga por renovación [kJ] 11
Carga por ilumación [kJ]
Cooling and exergy demand with latent cold
storage

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5%
19%
16%
Cooling demand 492,35 [MJ]
9%

Exergy needed 12,49 [MJ]

3%

48%

Carga de producto
Carga por infiltración de calor
Carga por renovación de aire
Carga por iluminación 12
Carga del tanque
Cooling and exergy demand with sensible
cold storage

6%

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14%
13%
Cooling demand 459,48[MJ]
7%

4%
Exergy needed 8,29 [MJ]
56%

Carga de producto
Carga por infiltración de calor
Carga por renovación de aire
Carga por iluminación 13
Carga del tanque
Grassman diagram for a cold room without
cold storage

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Exergy efficiency = 6,56%

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Grassmann diagram for a cold room with
sensible heat cold storage

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Exergy efficiency = 3,13%

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Grassmann diagram for a cold room with
latent heat cold storage (PCM)

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Exergy efficiency = 2,54%

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Our proposal for increasing efficiency

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9 h daily operation

15 h of exergy supply

PCM (wáter)

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Grassmann diagram for a cold room with
sensible heat cold storage (PCM): our
proposal

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Exergy efficiency = 15,77%

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Conclusions:

18%

15,77%
16%

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14%
Eficiencia exergética

12%

10%

8%
6,56%
6%

4% 3,13%
2,54%
2%

0%
Sin tanques Con tanques latente Con tanques Propuesta 19
sensible
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Thank you¡

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