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There is actually a commercial product based on zeolite/water adsorption available,<br />
also in Germany, namely self-cooling bear kegs. The user just turns a h<strong>and</strong>le <strong>and</strong><br />
waits for about ten minutes. Then he/she can serve 20 liters <strong>of</strong> cold beer to guests.<br />
The empty kegs are returned to the factory, recharged by heating, <strong>and</strong> filled with<br />
beer again. Air humidification/cooling <strong>and</strong> dehumidification/heating are being used to<br />
cool the bear glasses <strong>and</strong> recharge the empty kegs, respectively. Since its<br />
introduction in 2001, about 20,000 kegs are in regular use [105].<br />
Thermochemical reactions have the potential to store up to 1 MWh.m -3 , depending <strong>of</strong><br />
course upon the actual reaction [103]. However, they are more complex than other<br />
thermal energy storage systems, <strong>and</strong> still in the development phase, but they are<br />
also more flexible [98].<br />
2.4 Sensible heat energy storage (SHES)<br />
In sensible heat storage (SHES), temperature <strong>of</strong> the storage material varies with the<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> heat energy stored. SHES system utilizes the heat capacity (c) <strong>and</strong> the<br />
change in temperature ΔT <strong>of</strong> the material during charging <strong>and</strong> discharging<br />
processes. The amount <strong>of</strong> stored heat depends on specific heat <strong>of</strong> the medium, the<br />
temperature change, <strong>and</strong> the amount <strong>of</strong> storage material.<br />
T<br />
2<br />
<br />
Q m.<br />
c.<br />
dT<br />
(2.1)<br />
T<br />
1<br />
Most SHS use water, stone, iron, earth, or ceramic bricks as the thermal storage<br />
material, <strong>and</strong> air, water, or oil as the heat transfer fluid. The high heat capacity <strong>of</strong><br />
water <strong>of</strong>ten makes water tanks logical choice for thermal energy storage systems<br />
that operate in a temperature needed for heating <strong>and</strong> cooling applications, but the<br />
low density <strong>of</strong> water requires large volumes. In desalination technology, water<br />
storage tanks are highly recommended for 24 hours operation <strong>of</strong> humidificationdehumidification<br />
solar desalination units [87]. The relatively low heat capacity <strong>of</strong><br />
thermal storage materials such as rock <strong>and</strong> ceramics is somewhat <strong>of</strong>fset by the large<br />
temperature difference possible by these materials <strong>and</strong> their relatively high densities<br />
[88].<br />
2.5 Latent heat energy storage (LHES)<br />
2.5.1 Concept <strong>of</strong> Phase Change Energy Storage<br />
The latent heat storage (LHES) or phase change materials (<strong>PCM</strong>) absorb <strong>and</strong><br />
release heat as it undergoes a change in phase from solid to solid, solid to liquid or<br />
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