Metallic phase change material-composites for Thermal Energy management

Información del proyecto

M-TES

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 101115307

DOI

10.3030/101115307

Fecha de la firma de la CE 21 Abril 2023

Fecha de inicio 1 Octubre 2023

Fecha de finalización 30 Septiembre 2026

Financiado con arreglo a

• The European Innovation Council (EIC)

Coste total

€ 2 349 016,25

Aportación de la UE

€ 2 347 916,25

Coordinado por

POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Italy

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

Período documentado: 2023-10-01 hasta 2024-09-30

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

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.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

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.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

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.