Metallic phase change material-composites for Thermal Energy management

Projektinformationen

M-TES

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 101115307

DOI

10.3030/101115307

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 21 April 2023

Startdatum 1 Oktober 2023

Enddatum 30 September 2026

Finanziert unter

• The European Innovation Council (EIC)

Gesamtkosten

€ 2 349 016,25

EU-Beitrag

€ 2 347 916,25

Koordiniert durch

POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Italy

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - M-TES (Metallic phase change material-composites for Thermal Energy management)

Berichtszeitraum: 2023-10-01 bis 2024-09-30

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

The 3-year M-TES project “Metallic phase change material-composites for Thermal Energy management” addresses the energy saving issue by tackling heat recovery and managing in processes which produce or re-use energy in the form of heat. The overall objective is to design new metallic materials for Thermal Energy Storage and Thermal energy Management by using the heat stored or released during the phase change from solid to liquid of a metal. In the same material, but in different portions, structural and phase change metals will be combined, obtaining a composite metallic material. Care will be taken to avoid critical raw materials, and to use low-cost manufacturing processes. Optimization of composition and processing will be addressed to achieve adequate performances for future applications in energy and industrial fields.

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

In the first project year, a survey of alloy systems of potential interest for the production of the metallic phase change material has been performed. As a results, few systems were individuated and are currently under investigation from both experimental and modelling point of view.
Their study will provide instruments for material optimization and knowledge development. Simultaneously, processing development is ongoing, with the aim of obtaining the desired properties.

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

The metallic PCM composites under investigation represent a quite new kind of materials in the framework of thermal energy storage and managements: even if at their preliminary stage of development, interesting properties have been observed that push them beyond the state of the art.