Rainer Tamme

Screening of phase change materials for process heat applications in the temperature range 120 to 250°C (2008)

Bauer, Thomas, Laing, Dörte, Steinmann, Wolf-Dieter, Kröner, Ulrike, Tamme, Rainer

The utilization of solar generated steam in combination with a suitable storage technology could reduce the fossil fuel dependency significantly. Selection of basic storage concepts strongly depends...

Latent heat storage above 120°C for applications in the industral process heat sector and solar power generation (2008)

Tamme, Rainer, Bauer, Thomas, Buschle, Jochen, Laing, Doerte, Müller-Steinhagen, Hans, Steinmann, Wolf-Dieter

This paper is focussed on thermal storage technologies using phase change materials (PCMs) in the temperature range of 120-300 °C for solar thermal power generation and high temperature process...

Solid Media Thermal Storage Development and Analysis of Modular Storage Operation Concepts for Parabolic Trough Power Plants (2008)

Laing, Doerte, Steinmann, Wolf-Dieter, Fiß, Michael, Tamme, Rainer, Brand, Thomas, Bahl, Carsten

Cost-effective integrated storage systems are important components for the accelerated market penetration of solarthermal power plants. Besides extended utilisation of the power block the main...

Innovative Speichertechnologien für eine nachhaltige Energieversorgung (2007)

Laing, Dörte, Tamme, Rainer, Steinmann, Wolf-Dieter

Thermische Energiespeicher sind ein zentrales Element zum effektiven Energiemanagement im Bereich Hausenergieversorgung, Prozesswärme und Kraftwerkstechnik, für solarthermi-sche Anwendungen sind...

An innovative ceramic high temperature plate-fin heat exchanger for EFCC processes (2007)

Schulte-Fischedick, Jan, Dreißigacker, Volker, Tamme, Rainer

For heat exchanger applications needing extreme operation temperatures such as in the field of power generation or heat recovery a ceramic plate-fin heat exchanger is proposed, based on the “Offset...

Thermische Energiespeicher für Dampfprozesse (2006)

Buschle, Jochen, Steinmann, Wolf-Dieter, Tamme, Rainer

Industrielle Prozesswärmeanwendungen sowie solarthermische Dampfkraftprozesse bieten ein großes Potential für die Anwendung von thermischen Energiespeichern. Speichersysteme ermöglichen die...

Analysis of steam storage systems using Modelica (2006)

Buschle, Jochen, Steinmann, Wolf-Dieter, Tamme, Rainer

Industrial process heat applications have been identified as a promising new area of application for thermal energy storage systems. Storage systems offer not only the reuse of thermal energy in...

Solid Media Thermal Storage for Parabolic Trough Power Plants (2006)

Laing, Dörte, Steinmann, Wolf-Dieter, Tamme, Rainer, Richter, Christoph

For parabolic trough power plants using synthetic oil as the heat transfer medium, the application of solid media sensible heat storage is an attractive option regarding investment and maintenance...

PCM-Graphite Composites for High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage (2006)

Bauer, Thomas, Tamme, Rainer, Christ, Martin, Öttinger, Oswin

Latent thermal energy storage systems use the heat absorbed during melting and released during solidification of phase change materials (PCMs). From an energy efficiency point of view, PCM storage...