Environmental Control Unit with Integral Thermal Storage

Abstract

As part of an Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I project, Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) evaluated an Environmental Control Unit (ECU) that uses an integrated PCM Heat Exchanger (PHX) to provide thermal energy storage. By storing thermal energy during the hottest part of the day and rejecting this stored energy during the coolest part of the day, the PHX can reduce the power consumption of an ECU by up to 10% over a 24 hour period. The PHX was demonstrated at ACT's laboratory using a low fidelity prototype.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 12, 2014
Accession Number
ADA605812

Entities

People

  • Michael C. Ellis
  • Ryan Mcdevitt

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Energy
  • Energy Consumption
  • Energy Storage
  • Energy Transfer
  • Flow Rate
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Integrals
  • Phase Change Materials
  • Product Development
  • Prototypes
  • Reliability
  • Small Business
  • Storage
  • Surface Temperature

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.