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000007643 02470 $$2doi$$a10.24868/issn.2515-818X.2020.037
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000007643 037__ $$aGENERAL
000007643 245__ $$aThe potential of Thermal Storage Tanks to assist in managing Peak Heat Loads on Naval Ships
000007643 269__ $$a2020-10-05
000007643 336__ $$aConference Proceedings
000007643 520__ $$aThermal heat loading has become a burden on today&amp;rsquo;s naval ships. Expanding operations in hot climate zones,&lt;br&gt;
increasing use of high energy systems (for example weapons) and maintaining the cooling of electronics that require&lt;br&gt;
fine temperature control have all contributed to a higher cooling demand. Designing cooling plant for a range of&lt;br&gt;
operating climates and varying equipment loads is a challenge due to high peaks in the thermal load that occur for&lt;br&gt;
short durations of time. Specification of a traditional chilled water system to meet peak load demands will result in a&lt;br&gt;
system that is oversized for normal operating loads and is likely to be deemed impractical.&lt;br&gt;
The use of thermal storage tanks provides a potential solution to catering for these peak load demands. This consists&lt;br&gt;
of a tank filled with a medium that can be cooled so that it absorbs heat from the ships systems when cooling water is&lt;br&gt;
passed through the tank. The thermal storage medium can be used as a heat sink to smooth thermal load peaks and&lt;br&gt;
then be recharged during periods of lower demand. Various materials have shown potential for use as thermal storage&lt;br&gt;
mediums.&lt;br&gt;
This paper summarises the operational advantages and integration challenges of thermal storage tanks, focusing on&lt;br&gt;
the use of water and wax as storage mediums.Relative tank sizes, cooling capacities and system scheme design&lt;br&gt;
solutions are presented for a range of thermal storage tank solutions.
000007643 542__ $$fCC-BY-4.0
000007643 6531_ $$aHeat loads, Thermal storage, Integration
000007643 7001_ $$aDawes, T$$uBabcock International
000007643 773__ $$tConference Proceedings of INEC
000007643 773__ $$jINEC 2020
000007643 789__ $$whttps://zenodo.org/record/4428131$$2URL$$eIsIdenticalTo
000007643 8564_ $$924666423-a971-4d84-935a-99f01c915240$$s1307331$$uhttps://library.imarest.org/record/7643/files/INEC_2020_Paper_53SDG.pdf