Experimental demonstration of high-temperature (&gt;1000 °C) heat extraction from a moving-bed oxidation reactor for thermochemical energy storage

Hayes, Michael; Korba, David; Schimmels, Philipp; Klausner, James; Petrasch, Jörg; AuYeung, Nick; Li, Like; Randhir, Kelvin

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121625

Experimental demonstration of high-temperature (>1000 °C) heat extraction from a moving-bed oxidation reactor for thermochemical energy storage

Journal Article · Thu Aug 03 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Applied Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121625· OSTI ID:2568089

Hayes, Michael ^[1]; Korba, David ^[2]; Schimmels, Philipp ^[1]; Klausner, James ^[3]; Petrasch, Jörg ^[4]; AuYeung, Nick ^[5]; Li, Like ^[2]; Randhir, Kelvin ^[4]

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States)
Mississippi State University, MS (United States)
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States); RedoxBlox, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)
RedoxBlox, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (United States)

Previously developed reduction-oxidation (redox) thermochemical energy storage technologies must store their products at high temperatures, complicating handling and transportation. This work describes a countercurrent, tubular, moving bed oxidation reactor at laboratory scale that produces high grade heat and allows solids to enter and exit the system at ambient temperatures. The particles implemented in the system consist of a novel magnesium manganese-oxide material well-suited for thermochemical energy storage. Output heat is obtained via a separate extraction gas flow, which exits from the middle portion of the main reactor tube. With this design, reactor temperatures in excess of 1000°C and extraction temperatures above 950°C were achieved. Deviation between the two measurements is a result of extraction thermocouple placement and losses in the reactor extraction arm; improvements to these parameters would bring the extraction temperature closer to the bed temperature. The reactor produces enough energy via oxidation to sustain both heat extraction and continued chemical reaction. During one representative steady state experiment at a particle flow rate of 1.5 g/s, an average of 447 W was extracted from the reactor out of an estimated 1083 W of released chemical energy for a duration of 70 minutes. Among the four experiments, the maximum bench-scale oxidation reactor energy efficiency of 36.2% and corresponding round-trip efficiency of 13.7% considering both redox reactors were demonstrated. Characteristics of an ideal system are considered and future improvements are proposed.

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Research Organization:: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0008992

OSTI ID:: 2568089

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1998815

Journal Information:: Applied Energy, Journal Name: Applied Energy Vol. 349; ISSN 0306-2619

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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