Porous solids for heat storage applications: In-depth material testing by vapor breakthrough measurements

Presented at: 29. Deutsche Zeolith-Tagung, March 1st-3rd 2017 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

• Breakthrough measurements with water vapor provide useful information relevant for adsorptive heat storage applications, e.g. temperature profiles within the adsorber, adsorption capacities, kinetics of adsorption, etc.
• Aging and regeneration studies can be conducted under technically relevant conditions.
• Breakthrough curves can be converted into ››heat power curves‹‹characteristic for an open adsorptive heat storage at certain process conditions.
• Energetic considerations (calorimetry) alone miss the impact of dynamical aspects in adsorptive heat storage applications