Metallic phase change material-composites for Thermal Energy management

Informations projet

M-TES

N° de convention de subvention: 101115307

DOI

10.3030/101115307

Date de signature de la CE 21 Avril 2023

Date de début 1 Octobre 2023

Date de fin 30 Septembre 2026

Financé au titre de

• The European Innovation Council (EIC)

Coût total

€ 2 349 016,25

Contribution de l’UE

€ 2 347 916,25

Coordonné par

POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Italy

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

Période du rapport: 2023-10-01 au 2024-09-30

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

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.

Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent

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.

Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)

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.