An experimental investigation on the performance of designed closed reactor system on the thermochemical heat storage of magnesium chloride hexahydrate

ABSTRACTIn the present study, a lab-scale for closed thermochemical heat storage reactor design is performed for seasonal thermochemical energy storage using magnesium chloride hexahydrate based on dehydration and hydration processes. Firstly, the closed reactor and plate heat exchanger are studied. Then, reactor layout modifications are examined. The dehydration process is performed under 95°C. During hydration, plates' temperature ranges from 20°C to 30°C. The impact of adding zeolite13X-4A to magnesium chloride hexahydrate is examined. The addition of zeolite13X-4A to magnesium chloride hexahydrate of 1/4 mass ratio improves the hydration process and increases its efficiency.KEYWORDS: Thermochemical heat storagereactor designheat exchangersalt-hydratesmagnesium chloride hexahydrates AcknowledgmentsIt is a pleasure to acknowledge Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) of Egypt for providing a scholarship to conduct this study as well as the Egypt Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Tokyo institute of Technology for offering the facility, tools and equipment needed to conduct this research work.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).