Simulated Performance of Packed Bed Solar Energy Storage System having Storage Material Elements of Large Size - Part II

In the present paper an attempt has been made to report simulated performance of a packed bed solar energy storage system. Performance of the system having large size storgae material elements has been evaluated as a function of system and operating parameters. In the present part of this paper, system performance w.r.t. temperature distribution in the bed, thermal energy stored and available energy stored in the bed have been reported and discussed. It is observed that the system parameters play a predominant role to influence heat transfer characteristics of packed bed solar energy storage system.