MoWiE
In the joint project MoWiE (modular heat storage systems for industrial use), a robust and efficient latent heat storage module for the industry is being developed together with the partners (SIK Peitz, Progroup, DLR-TT and Knauf Interfer Aluminium) and tested in a Waste-to-Energy power plant.
The aim of the project is to develop a modular high-temperature latent heat storage system with a focus on scalability for flexible adaptation to various industrial processes as well as its construction and integration into an existing production process. The realization will take place in four phases: First, the existing production process will be analyzed by Progroup and simulated as well as validated by DLR-DI. Based on this, a storage module will be pre-designed by DLR-TT and designed in detail by SIK; in addition, surrogate models of the PCM storage are developed as realistically as possible and suitably integrated into the virtual system simulation. The demonstration module will then be built by KI-ALU and SIK, integrated into the Progroup process and tested. Finally, the results from real operation will allow conclusions to be drawn about the performance stability of the system on the one hand, and the adaptation to a multi-modular storage system on the other.
The result of the project is a cost- and energy-efficient design of innovative storage modules and a simulation-based methodology for optimized process integration.
Schematic representation of the waste-to-energy plant with possible storage integration