Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2021, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (1): 370-378.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2020.0256

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The influence of CAES reservoir design parameters on thermodynamic properties

Fa WAN1(), Zhongming JIANG1,2(), Dong TANG1,3   

  1. 1.School of Hydraulic Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology
    2.Key Laboratory of Water-Sediment Sciences and Water Disaster Prevention of Hunan Province
    3.Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, Hu'nan, China
  • Received:2020-08-05 Revised:2020-09-15 Online:2021-01-05 Published:2021-01-08
  • Contact: Zhongming JIANG E-mail:wfwanfa123@163.com;zzmmjiang@163.com

Abstract:

The thermodynamic properties of compressed air energy storage (CAES) have been reported in recent years, including the mean gas pressure and temperature in a gas reservoir and the influence on the security of the surrounding rock, but the temperature and pressure distribution in the cavity have not been reported. To study the thermodynamic properties of a CAES gas storage cavern, the effects of different shape parameters K (ratio of length and radius), and the inlet position on the internal thermodynamic properties of the cylindrical cavity, a non-isothermal conjugate heat transfer model was used to build a 3D model of a CAES gas storage cavern. The thermodynamic process of the charging stage was calculated under different values of K and with varied air inlet layouts. The results of the study indicated that: ① the temperature field in the CAES hole was heterogeneous, but the pressure field was uniformly distributed; ② a cylindrical cavity shape had a significant influence on the temperature field of the cavity, but little influence on the pressure distribution and exergy storage. In other words, the bigger the K value, the bigger the mean temperature and the maximum; ③ placing the air inlet in the center of the cavity significantly reduced the mean and maximum temperatures by 16 K and 159.61 K, respectively, but did not affect the exergy storage; ④ there was inhomogeneity in the temperature field of the CAES air storage cavern, where extremely high temperatures could form locally, which seriously threatens the safety of the lining and surrounding rock. The inhomogeneity of the temperature field can be improved by placing the air inlet in the center and designing reasonable shape parameters to avoid the thermal stress damage of surrounding rock caused by the temperature inhomogeneity.

Key words: compressed air energy storage, thermodynamic characteristics, gas storage caverns, design parameters, exergy storage

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