TY  - GEN
N2  - Thermal heat loading has become a burden on today’s naval ships. Expanding operations in hot climate zones,<br>
increasing use of high energy systems (for example weapons) and maintaining the cooling of electronics that require<br>
fine temperature control have all contributed to a higher cooling demand. Designing cooling plant for a range of<br>
operating climates and varying equipment loads is a challenge due to high peaks in the thermal load that occur for<br>
short durations of time. Specification of a traditional chilled water system to meet peak load demands will result in a<br>
system that is oversized for normal operating loads and is likely to be deemed impractical.<br>
The use of thermal storage tanks provides a potential solution to catering for these peak load demands. This consists<br>
of a tank filled with a medium that can be cooled so that it absorbs heat from the ships systems when cooling water is<br>
passed through the tank. The thermal storage medium can be used as a heat sink to smooth thermal load peaks and<br>
then be recharged during periods of lower demand. Various materials have shown potential for use as thermal storage<br>
mediums.<br>
This paper summarises the operational advantages and integration challenges of thermal storage tanks, focusing on<br>
the use of water and wax as storage mediums.Relative tank sizes, cooling capacities and system scheme design<br>
solutions are presented for a range of thermal storage tank solutions.
AB  - Thermal heat loading has become a burden on today’s naval ships. Expanding operations in hot climate zones,<br>
increasing use of high energy systems (for example weapons) and maintaining the cooling of electronics that require<br>
fine temperature control have all contributed to a higher cooling demand. Designing cooling plant for a range of<br>
operating climates and varying equipment loads is a challenge due to high peaks in the thermal load that occur for<br>
short durations of time. Specification of a traditional chilled water system to meet peak load demands will result in a<br>
system that is oversized for normal operating loads and is likely to be deemed impractical.<br>
The use of thermal storage tanks provides a potential solution to catering for these peak load demands. This consists<br>
of a tank filled with a medium that can be cooled so that it absorbs heat from the ships systems when cooling water is<br>
passed through the tank. The thermal storage medium can be used as a heat sink to smooth thermal load peaks and<br>
then be recharged during periods of lower demand. Various materials have shown potential for use as thermal storage<br>
mediums.<br>
This paper summarises the operational advantages and integration challenges of thermal storage tanks, focusing on<br>
the use of water and wax as storage mediums.Relative tank sizes, cooling capacities and system scheme design<br>
solutions are presented for a range of thermal storage tank solutions.
AD  - Babcock International
T1  - The potential of Thermal Storage Tanks to assist in managing Peak Heat Loads on Naval Ships
DA  - 2020-10-05
AU  - Dawes, T
L1  - https://library.imarest.org/record/7643/files/INEC_2020_Paper_53SDG.pdf
JF  - Conference Proceedings of INEC
VL  - INEC 2020
PY  - 2020-10-05
ID  - 7643
L4  - https://library.imarest.org/record/7643/files/INEC_2020_Paper_53SDG.pdf
KW  - Heat loads, Thermal storage, Integration
TI  - The potential of Thermal Storage Tanks to assist in managing Peak Heat Loads on Naval Ships
Y1  - 2020-10-05
L2  - https://library.imarest.org/record/7643/files/INEC_2020_Paper_53SDG.pdf
LK  - https://www.imarest.org/events/inec-2020
LK  - https://library.imarest.org/record/7643/files/INEC_2020_Paper_53SDG.pdf
UR  - https://www.imarest.org/events/inec-2020
UR  - https://library.imarest.org/record/7643/files/INEC_2020_Paper_53SDG.pdf
ER  -