****SOLID ROD BUNDLE DESIGN**** Firebrick RBS Storage material: 1 HTF: Nitrogen 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): 3.525 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 842.6131 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 798.7302 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.076 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.45689 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.025705 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 55.152 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 0.6862 Charging efficiency (%): 91.1872 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8.3167 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 473.3576 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 495.8732 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0036221 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 41.4556 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.085969 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 81.2802 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 10.075 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 404.2336 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.9411 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.010517 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 8.7779 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.081067 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 91.985 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 89.6943 >> ****SOLID ROD BUNDLE DESIGN**** Alferrock RBS Storage material: 2 HTF: Nitrogen 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): 3.4167 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 823.2646 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 779.2576 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.0645 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.37864 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.022571 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 54.7124 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 0.57611 Charging efficiency (%): 92.0818 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8.2 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 472.2152 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 492.6707 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0031744 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 40.8788 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.074982 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 80.1772 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.95 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 406.6697 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.7603 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0092963 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 8.7364 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.071634 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 86.4696 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 89.5015 >> ****SOLID ROD BUNDLE DESIGN**** ACW RBS Storage material: 3 HTF: Nitrogen 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): 3.3833 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 821.8539 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 781.5639 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.0917 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.33736 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.02095 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 54.7512 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 0.52621 Charging efficiency (%): 92.119 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8.3417 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 470.3146 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 488.5488 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0028564 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 41.5791 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.067808 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 81.5455 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.9667 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 409.1498 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.7213 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0085883 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 8.1112 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.061373 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 86.259 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 89.683 >> Firebrick PPS ****SOLID PARALLEL PLATE DESIGN**** Storage material: 1 HTF: Nitrogen 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): 2.725 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 836.3905 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 794.5678 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.0777 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.45217 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.15238 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 49.2374 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 2.7055 Charging efficiency (%): 97.9589 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 7.8833 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 463.567 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 482.4683 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.023853 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 39.2907 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.50271 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 76.4628 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.175 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 410.1012 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.871 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.073638 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 6.4451 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.42381 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 12.5621 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 86.5072 >> >> Alfferock PPS ****SOLID PARALLEL PLATE DESIGN**** Storage material: 2 HTF: Nitrogen 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): 3.1167 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 822.7641 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 782.2459 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.1028 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.38174 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.09417 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 51.1383 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 1.5909 Charging efficiency (%): 96.5756 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 7.925 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 458.7796 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 477.5873 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.01866 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 39.3786 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.39925 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 76.7275 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.1333 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 408.904 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.7679 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.060113 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 6.0303 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.32432 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 11.7669 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 84.9515 ACW PPS ****SOLID PARALLEL PLATE DESIGN**** Storage material: 3 HTF: Nitrogen 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): 2.725 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 832.3412 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 791.7636 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.0994 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.34641 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.10886 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 49.3041 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 1.9321 Charging efficiency (%): 99.3495 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 7.95 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 462.609 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 479.2031 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.016699 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 39.6116 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.3615 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 77.2691 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.1667 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 411.474 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.9888 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.052256 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 6.0701 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.2839 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 11.8588 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 88.0499 Firebrick RSS ****SOLID rectangular block**** Storage material: 1 HTF: Nitrogen 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): 2.675 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 821.2821 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 784.8099 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.0211 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.4411 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.042058 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 48.8611 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 0.7162 Charging efficiency (%): 102.4709 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 460.7357 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 475.6878 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0060754 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 39.8503 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.13197 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 78.2387 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.15 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 413.828 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.8745 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.020308 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 5.7368 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.10462 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 11.2691 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 91.5147 Alfferock RSS ****SOLID rectangular block**** Storage material: 2 HTF: Nitrogen 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): 2.6833 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 825.3572 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 787.1384 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.1183 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.38672 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.039139 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 49.2277 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 0.67278 Charging efficiency (%): 102.0192 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8.0083 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 460.6647 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 476.2308 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0054668 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 39.8898 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.11847 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 78.1746 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.1667 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 413.2887 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.8978 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.018436 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 5.7785 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.095284 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 11.3296 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 91.1284 ACW RSS ****SOLID rectangular block**** Storage material: 3 HTF: Nitrogen 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): 2.6917 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 831.566 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 795.7629 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.0657 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.35011 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.034042 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 48.925 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 0.58611 Charging efficiency (%): 102.6848 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 8.0917 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 459.7545 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 474.5069 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0046831 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 40.2966 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.10177 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 79.1027 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.1833 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 414.0391 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.7972 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.016172 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 5.445 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.07894 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 10.6934 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 92.0506 Firebrick CES ****channel DESIGN**** Storage material: 1 HTF: Nitrogen 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): 2.4417 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 742.6084 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 737.2936 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.101 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.38671 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.030843 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 51.3968 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 0.45912 Charging efficiency (%): 98.0314 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 9.0167 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.9783 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 431.6491 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0024244 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 44.5954 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.047922 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 87.6429 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase 1+2(h): 9.075 Discharge Phase 2 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 427.8862 Discharge phase 2 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 429.7604 Discharge phase 2 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.013882 Discharge phase 2 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 0.28859 Discharge phase 2 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.0032263 Discharging phase 2 efficiency (%): 0.56766 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 86.4698 Alferrock CES ****channel DESIGN**** torage material: 2 HTF: Nitrogen 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): 2.4417 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 740.5345 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 735.9205 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.0997 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.33562 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.028982 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 51.3979 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 0.43141 Charging efficiency (%): 98.0859 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 9.1 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 427.2589 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 428.7356 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0021752 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 44.9272 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.041939 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 88.3016 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT dosnt exist**** aaa = 'NO DISCHARGING 2' OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 86.6129 ACW CES ****channel DESIGN**** Storage material: 3 HTF: Nitrogen 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): 2.4417 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 740.7786 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 736.6837 Energy stored in solid (MWh): 50.0982 Energy density (MWh/m3): 0.29783 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0275 Electric Energy for heating (MWh): 51.3983 Electric Energy for pump (MWh): 0.40935 Charging efficiency (%): 98.1199 ****DISCHARGING PHASE1 OUTPUT**** Discharging Time phase1(h): 9.1333 Discharge Phase 1 Fluid mean temperature at time t (°C): 426.3594 Discharge phase 1 Solid mean temperature at time t (°C): 427.6778 Discharge phase 1 Pressure drop in TES (Bar): 0.0020439 Discharge phase 1 Energy recovered FROM solid (MWh): 45.0625 Discharge phase 1 Electric Energy for pump(MWh): 0.03928 Discharging phase 1 efficiency (%): 88.5786 ****DISCHARGING PHASE 2 OUTPUT dosnt exist**** aaa = 'NO DISCHARGING 2' OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 86.9145 OVERALL TES EFFICICENCY (%) 86.9145