Firebrick RBS ****SOLID ROD BUNDLE DESIGN**** Storage material: 1 HTF: Helium Mass of Solid medium (Tonne): 392.4859 Length of Solid medium (m): 20 Number of rods: 2791 rod diameter (m): 0.05 Shell diameter (m): 3.8125 ****CHARGING PHASE OUTPUT**** Charging Time (h): 0.81667 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 840.4413 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 400 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.3646 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.45952 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.25835 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 57.1851 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 10.956 Charging efficiency (%): 74.6725 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 9.175 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 456.9445 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 461.4183 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0021365 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 45.7375 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.08098 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 89.7453 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 10.125 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 419.7734 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 424.9963 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0052916 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 4.7298 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.034006 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 91.3217 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 73.938 Alferrock RBS ****SOLID ROD BUNDLE DESIGN**** Storage material: 2 HTF: Helium Mass of Solid medium (Tonne): 489.2206 Length of Solid medium (m): 20 Number of rods: 3367 rod diameter (m): 0.05 Shell diameter (m): 4.1875 ****CHARGING PHASE OUTPUT**** Charging Time (h): 0.80833 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 831.9343 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 400 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.359 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.38087 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.23354 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 55.7173 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 9.8843 Charging efficiency (%): 77.6177 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8.6917 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 461.0003 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 466.4569 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.002022 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 43.3504 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.075706 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 85.0105 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.8083 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 418.7103 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 424.8457 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0048113 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 5.5626 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.036288 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 73.1503 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 74.4336 ACW RBS ****SOLID ROD BUNDLE DESIGN**** Storage material: 3 HTF: Helium Mass of Solid medium (Tonne): 460.2865 Length of Solid medium (m): 20 Number of rods: 3781 rod diameter (m): 0.05 Shell diameter (m): 4.4375 ****CHARGING PHASE OUTPUT**** Charging Time (h): 0.79167 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 827.9926 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 400 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.0647 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.33718 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.22141 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 55.4177 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 9.0958 Charging efficiency (%): 78.4227 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8.675 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 460.4283 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 465.2928 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0018845 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 43.2641 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.069899 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 85.3957 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.7583 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 419.1937 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 424.6874 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0046159 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 5.396 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.03378 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 73.2873 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 75.3053 Firebrick PPS ****SOLID PARALLEL PLATE DESIGN**** Storage material: 1 HTF: Helium Mass of Solid medium (Tonne): 396.5958 Length of Solid medium (m): 20 Number of rectangles plates: 1772 thickness plate(m): 0.05 Shell diameter (m): 3.0239 ****CHARGING PHASE OUTPUT**** Charging Time (h): 0.65833 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 839.4097 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 798.0665 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.5035 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.45601 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 1.3008 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 51.6608 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 39.0587 Charging efficiency (%): 56.1443 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8.4583 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 453.0438 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 462.3781 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.012713 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 42.1056 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.39279 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 82.0345 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.25 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 419.933 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.901 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.036332 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 3.9432 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.19544 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 7.7122 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 50.4325 Alferrock PPS ****SOLID PARALLEL PLATE DESIGN**** Storage material: 2 HTF: Helium Mass of Solid medium (Tonne): 485.625 Length of Solid medium (m): 20 Number of rectangles plates: 2100 thickness plate(m): 0.05 Shell diameter (m): 3.2891 ****CHARGING PHASE OUTPUT**** Charging Time (h): 0.69167 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 842.5418 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 784.663 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.3568 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.38367 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 1.1115 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 51.594 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 36.4355 Charging efficiency (%): 57.7959 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8.2833 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 454.4933 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 465.1119 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.011649 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 41.2537 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.36856 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 80.5013 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.175 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 418.2701 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.6832 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.024206 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 4.4428 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.14712 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 8.7073 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 51.6081 ACW PPS ****SOLID PARALLEL PLATE DESIGN**** Storage material: 3 HTF: Helium Mass of Solid medium (Tonne): 448.3375 Length of Solid medium (m): 20 Number of rectangles plates: 2314 thickness plate(m): 0.05 Shell diameter (m): 3.4543 ****CHARGING PHASE OUTPUT**** Charging Time (h): 0.68333 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 846.3612 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 792.7171 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.1694 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.34689 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.97674 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 51.3621 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 31.4117 Charging efficiency (%): 61.2145 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8.35 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 452.8967 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 462.7137 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.010367 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 41.5729 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.32581 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 81.523 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.1583 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 419.1807 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.7634 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.021945 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 4.0264 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.12069 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 7.9275 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 54.7935 Firebrick RSS ****SOLID rectangular block**** Storage material: 1 HTF: Helium Mass of Solid medium (Tonne): 406.0854 Length of Solid medium (m): 20 Number of rectangles plates: 1134 thickness plate(m): 0.05 Shell diameter (m): 3.4328 ****CHARGING PHASE OUTPUT**** Charging Time (h): 0.64167 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 824.1703 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 788.9529 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.5476 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.44575 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.39974 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 51.3484 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 11.3548 Charging efficiency (%): 81.1913 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8.525 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 452.1075 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 458.6488 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0036659 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 42.4447 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.11696 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 83.1818 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.25 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 422.9422 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.8785 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0093997 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 3.6107 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.046496 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 7.086 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 73.259 Alferrock RSS ****SOLID rectangular block**** Storage material: 2 HTF: Helium Mass of Solid medium (Tonne): 479.52 Length of Solid medium (m): 20 Number of rectangles plates: 1296 thickness plate(m): 0.05 Shell diameter (m): 3.6599 ****CHARGING PHASE OUTPUT**** Charging Time (h): 0.66667 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 837.4701 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 789.6032 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.3887 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.3888 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.38179 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 51.4684 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 11.6876 Charging efficiency (%): 80.5153 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8.4417 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 452.4496 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 460.115 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0035877 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 42.0382 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.11691 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 82.481 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.1917 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 421.7334 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.9286 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.008962 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 3.7351 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.045933 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 7.3386 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 72.2901 ACW RSS ****SOLID rectangular block**** Storage material: 3 HTF: Helium Mass of Solid medium (Tonne): 443.3 Length of Solid medium (m): 20 Number of rectangles plates: 1430 thickness plate(m): 0.05 Shell diameter (m): 3.8537 ****CHARGING PHASE OUTPUT**** Charging Time (h): 0.66667 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 842.4165 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 798.1886 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.3239 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.35192 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.33464 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 51.1468 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 10.2032 Charging efficiency (%): 82.7587 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8.5083 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 451.2147 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 458.4424 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0031456 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 42.3582 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.10218 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 83.26 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.2 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 422.1815 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.9325 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0080362 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 3.4435 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.03801 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 6.7772 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 74.4862 >> Firebrick CES ****channel DESIGN**** Storage material: 1 HTF: Helium Mass of Solid medium (Tonne): 463.9468 Length of Solid medium (m): 20 Number of rods: 222769 rod diameter (m): 0.005 Shell diameter (m): 4.0875 ****CHARGING PHASE OUTPUT**** Charging Time (h): 0.575 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 742.4898 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 738.1721 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.2323 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.38772 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.33206 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 53.4949 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 8.0555 Charging efficiency (%): 81.8257 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 9.1333 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 428.1206 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 428.4277 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.00123 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 45.1146 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.036534 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 89.5119 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT dosnt exist**** aaa = 'NO DISCHARGING 2' OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 73.2535 >> phase I OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 77.27 Alferrock CES ****channel DESIGN**** Storage material: 2 HTF: Helium Mass of Solid medium (Tonne): 552.3117 Length of Solid medium (m): 20 Number of rods: 256669 rod diameter (m): 0.005 Shell diameter (m): 4.3875 ****CHARGING PHASE OUTPUT**** Charging Time (h): 0.575 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 740.5712 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 736.8209 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.2352 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.33653 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.31202 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 53.4985 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 7.569 Charging efficiency (%): 82.482 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 9.1583 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 427.2457 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 427.5141 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0011379 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 45.2134 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.033426 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 89.7036 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT dosnt exist**** aaa = 'NO DISCHARGING 2' OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 73.9979 >> ACW CES ****channel DESIGN**** Storage material: 3 HTF: Helium Mass of Solid medium (Tonne): 521.4535 Length of Solid medium (m): 20 Number of rods: 289231 rod diameter (m): 0.005 Shell diameter (m): 4.6575 ****CHARGING PHASE OUTPUT**** Charging Time (h): 0.68333 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 740.8184 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 738.0423 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.3037 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.29905 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.2056 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 53.1094 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 4.9504 Charging efficiency (%): 87.0901 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 9.2417 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 425.0668 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 425.3094 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0010486 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 45.5395 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.030344 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 90.0085 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT dosnt exist**** aaa = 'NO DISCHARGING 2' OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 78.3945