Tailor-made polymeric materials for collectors and heat storages
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Tailor-made polymeric materials for collectors and heat storages
Tailor-made polymeric materials for collectors and heat storages Prof. Dr. Gernot M. Wallner Subtask Leader C Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria Institute of Polymeric Materials and Testing [email protected] Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Presentation Outline Introduction and Background Development of Polymeric Materials Main Fields of Application and Success Factors Subtask C: Structure, Partners and Selected Results Main Topics and involved Partners 3 selected Case Studies on Plastics for: Overheating controlled flat-plate collectors Drainback flat-plate collectors Heat storage liner materials Summary and Outlook Solarthermal Market Development Material Demand Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 The importance of the polymer industry Development of plastics and steel worldwide (in terms of volume) Solarthermal collector additions in 2012: 55,4 GWth ~ 79 mio. m2 ~ 1.6 mio. t material !!! Source: Plastics Europe, D (2008) Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Plastics - most widely used material class Civil & infrastructure engineering (B&C) Medical technologies Telecommunication Automotive engineering Lens holder of DVD player 3 mm Precision engineering & mechatronics Packaging Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Plastics - main features and success factors Freedom of design Wide range: property/performance (tailor-made materials) LED optics Multifunctional integration Combination of process technologies Composites & hybrid materials Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Plastics - Market penetration 4 main prerequisites for market acceptance: improved performance (functionality) enhanced cost effectiveness guaranteed quality and durability attractive/multifunctional design What needs to be done to accelerate innovation & market penetration? Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Projects of Subtask C on Materials Project Title Focus C1 Multi-Functional Polymeric Materials • Materials for „All-polymeric“ Collectors • Materials for System Components incl. Heat Storages C2 Processing and Evaluation of Components • Extrusion and Injection Moulding of Components • Joining techniques C3 Methods for Testing and Characterization • Quality assurance • Aging and durability characterization Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Partners of Subtask C on Materials 10 Countries 13 Company partners 10 Scientific partners Austria, Belgium, Brasil, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, USA Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Overheating controlled collectors Thermotropic materials – Requirements and Achievements (Univ. of Leoben (Austria); Univ. of Minnesota (USA); EMS (Switzerland)) Switching performance of Key-property requirementscommercial for impact modified thermotropic materials: grades is not appropriate. Absorbance: negligible Thermotropic layer> 90% Transmittance (clear): should be(switched): applied to> 50% Reflectance the absorber. Switching temperature: 80-90°C specific heat Development grades: • min. thickness: 3 mm • optimization required 1 W/g Source: Hartwig, 2003 solar transmittance [%] 80 hemisph. diffuse 70 60 50 40 20 30 Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 40 50 60 temperature [°C] 70 80 Overheating controlled collectors Absorber materials for overheating protected collectors (Borealis, Univ. of Linz, AEE INTEC, Univ. of Innsbruck (Austria)) Overheating control by backcooling System type & service requirements Diverting valve (Valcoo, CN) Pressurized system with overheating protection service life: 20 years region: Graz (Austria) Key-property requirements for absorber materials Max. absorber temperature in stagnation: ~ 92oC solar absorption: 93-95% thermal stability: >100°C low temperature capability: -30°C long-term stability in water/glycol: 75-100°C: > 3,500 h (DHW) > 7,000 h (SH) 0-75°C: > 150,000 h pressure: max. 1,5 bar Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Overheating controlled collectors Development and lifetime estimation for PP absorber materials (JKU IPMT; AEE INTEC, Austria) 104 10 Overheating protected collector system for DHW (domestic hot water) Graz Athens Pretoria Fortaleza Lifetime Beijingmodelling: • • 3 PP-B2 102 10000 ongoing 1000 Extrapolation by Gugumus approach Cumulative damage model (Miner’s rule) failure time (tf) 100 𝑖=𝑛 1 101 time-to-embrittlement, d frequencies, h/a 105 100000 𝑡𝑖 𝑡𝑓 = experimental data PP-B2 Gugumus (1999) data 0.1% AO-1 Gugumus (1999) data 0.05% AO-1 predicted data PP-B2 𝑓𝑖 𝑇𝑖 , 𝜎𝑖 𝑡𝑡𝑜𝑡 /𝑡10 𝑖=1 100 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 1 2,4 absorber temperature, °C Lifetime, years Graz, AT 2,6 2,8 3 3,0 3,2 -1 10 (1/T), K Athens, GR Pretoria, RSA Fortaleza, BR Beijing, CHN PP-B1 21 15 14 8 23 PP-B2 32 25 24 15 34 Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Overheating controlled collectors Development and lifetime estimation for PP absorber materials (Univ. Linz, Borealis, AEE INTEC (Austria)) 104 10 Graz Novel material PP-B2 is now used commercially! Overheating protected collector system for DHW (domestic hot water) Athens Pretoria Fortaleza Beijing 3 102 101 100 -20 PP-B2 0 20 40 60 80 100 time-to-embrittlement, d frequencies, h/a 105 100000 10000 ongoing 1000 100 1 2,4 absorber temperature, °C Lifetime, years PP-B1 PP-B2 MAGEN eco-ENERGY (Israel, Kibbuz Magen) Graz, AT Athens, GR Pretoria, RSA www.magen-ecoenergy.com 21 15 14 32 25 experimental data PP-B2 Gugumus (1999) data 0.1% AO-1 Gugumus (1999) data 0.05% AO-1 predicted data PP-B2 10 2,6 2,8 3 3,0 3,2 -1 10 (1/T), K Fortaleza, BR 24 Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Beijing, CHN 8 23 15 34 Drainback flat-plate collectors Requirements for absorber materials in drainback collectors (Univ. Oslo, Aventa (Norway)) System type & service requirements low-pressure drainback system service life: 20 years region: Oslo (Norway) Key-property requirements for absorber materials solar absorption: 93-95% thermal stability: >150°C long-term stability in water: < 80°C: > 160,000 h short-term stability in air/water vapor: High performance plastics required; focus on: 80-150°C: > 8,000 h (DHW) • Polyphenylenesulfide (PPS) no pressure• Polyphenyleneether (PPO) Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Drainback flat-plate collectors Processing, testing and lifetime estimation of PPS (Univ. Oslo, Aventa (Norway), Chevron Philips (Belgium), DS Smith (France), ISE (Germany)) Extrusion (XE4500BL) Absorber sheet Cutting to standard lengths Hot-plate welding IR - welding France PPS Granulates Welding Blow molding of Endcaps (XE5032 BL, 30%GF) Estimated lifetime: ~ 20 years Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Drainback flat-plate collectors Multifunctional coatings for PPS absorbers Estethic colors (NIC, Color (Slovenia), Univ. Oslo, Aventa (Norway)) Thickness Insensitive Spectrally Selective (TISS) paints Self-cleaning capability • Al flakes • Spinel pigments • Organic binder Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Heat storage liner materials Liner materials for seasonal hot water storages (AGRU, Univ. of Linz (Austria)) Criteria for liner materials: Example Flexibility for easy installation: E ≈ 600 MPa (at RT) Floating insulating cover Polymeric liner Liner thickness: ≈ 2 mm Key requirements: Tmax = 95°C 4,000 h/a ≈ 65-85°C 4,000 h/a ≈ 30-60°C Environment: Water heat carrier Air / water vapor Dimensions: Soil chemistry (minerals) Volume: 1.000 – 100.000 m3 Service lifetime: ≥ 30 years Demand of liner: 250 – 25.000 m2 SUNSTORE4, Marstal, DK (75 000 m³ water) Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Heat storage liner materials Accelerated aging characterization by Specimen Miniaturization (Univ. of Linz (Austria)) Automized production of micro-sized specimen Aging equipment (air, water water vapor) Aging characterization and indicators Mechanics (Tensile Testing): Strain at break (εB) Spect roscopy: Carbonyl index (C.I.) Thermoanalytical Methods: Oxidation onset temperatur (OOT) Chromatography: Content of stabilizers (esp. antioxidants) Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Heat storage liner materials Durability of polyolefin compounds (benchmark vs. novel grades) (Univ. of Linz, AGRU, APC (Austria)) Water aging more severe than air aging. Novel polypropylene (PP) exhibit a better durability. Lifetime estimation No embrittlement for all grades due to o exposure in hot air and water at 95 C up to 900d (2.5 years). B[%] Ranking: PE-RT 2 > PE-RT 1 > PE-HD PE-HD 900 PE-RT 1 115°C, water 600 300 0 900 B[%] Polyethylene (PE) grades: PP-R 0 115°C, air 600 300 0 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Continuation of experiments Spin-off: Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Time [d] Summary and Outlook Global Solar Thermal Heat based on 100% Renewable Energy Scenarios (1) To keep up with the ambitious 100% scenarios, and 14,000 (2) to strengthen (or even maintain) its position as a main component in a future solar 12,000 technology mix, the solar-thermal industry needs a strong innovation push by enhanced R&D efforts. TWh/a 10,000 8,000 3,000 6,000 2,500 2,000 TWh/a 4,000 2,000 0 2000 1,500 1,000 500 2010 2020 2030 2040 02050 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Source: K. Holzhaider (2014) Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Summary and Outlook TWh/a Global Solar Thermal Heat based on 100% Renewable Energy Scenarios (1) To keep up with the ambitious 100% scenarios, and (2) to strengthen (or even maintain) its position as a main component in a future solar 14,000 technology mix, Energy [R]Evolution E[R]Scenario 12,000 the solar-thermal industry needs a strong innovation push by enhanced R&D efforts. (3) Apart from significant polymer-induced innovations, there isEnergy no other single- Reference [R]Evolution 10,000 Scenario innovation driver in sight to achieve the more ambitious scenarios. 8,000 6,000 2,500 Real development of global solar thermal heat production* 2,000 TWh/a 4,000 2,000 0 2000 The Energy Report ECOFYS Scenario 3,000 1,500 1,000 500 2010 2020 2030 2040 02050 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Source: K. Holzhaider (2014) Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014 Summary and Outlook Global Cumulative Material Demand for Polymer Based Solar Thermal Systems million t 600 Polymers 500 Mineral Wool 400 Glass 300 Stainless Steel 200 Copper 100 0 2010 Aluminium 2020 2030 2040 2050 K. Holzhaider (2014) (1) Low temperature heat supply is Year currently based on fossil (carbon)Source: fuels. (2) To achieve 100% renewable energy scenarios an average annual plastics demand of 8.2 million t/a would be needed. Highly attractive market perspective for the oil/gas and plastics industry. Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications – Final Presentation 10/2014