Mobile Heat Storage Containers and their Transport by Rail or Road

Manufacturing, small-scale industry, commerce, and private homes are among the different sectors in which thermal energy is consumed. Power stations, manufacturing plants and bio-gas installations all produce heat, which is regarded as a "waste product". If not used, the heat has to be disposed of in some way, which incurs additional cost. It is possible to convert byproduct heat into a meaningful use, and mobile heat storage containers can play a role by transporting this byproduct by road or rail to heat and cool locations not within close proximity to the producer. There are three methods currently being analyzed for storing heat: perceptible heat where the temperature changes perceptibly, latent heat where there is no change in temperature, and chemical energy based on sorption technology.

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• Authors:
  • Goldenberg, Philipp
• Publication Date: 2013-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 55-57
• Serial:
  • Rail Technology Review
  • Volume: 53
  • Issue Number: 3/4
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 1869-7801

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containerization; Energy consumption; Freight trains; Heat storage; Sorption; Technological innovations; Trucking; Waste products (Materials)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Railroads; I15: Environment; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01499179
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 21 2013 9:14AM