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    • ISSN: 1793-821X (Print)
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JOCET 2018 Vol.6(1):41-46 ISSN: 1793-821X
DOI: 10.18178/JOCET.2018.6.1.433

Chemical Heat Storage for Saving the Exhaust Gas Energy in a Spark Ignition Engine

Duc Luong Cao, Guang Hong, and Jianguo Wang
Abstract—This study was aimed to develop a chemical heat storage system using magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2) and its dehydration and hydration reactions to recover the energy wasted in internal combustion engines (IC engine). The thermal energy of exhaust gas will be stored in the dehydration of Mg(OH)2 to become MgO and H2O, and to release in the hydration of MgO. Experiments were conducted on a 6-cylinder spark ignition engine to estimate the amount of energy loss in the exhaust gas and the reactor efficiency in the dehydration process. The stored heat used to heat fresh air from the ambient temperature to more convenient temperature. Results of the preliminary investigation show that the proposed chemical heat storage system is feasible to recover approximately 5.8 % of the heat loss and the temperature of the air is from 275.5 K to 305.4 K (with the ambient temperature is from 253 K to 283 K and the water vapor pressure is 47kPa).

Index Terms—Chemical heat storage system, material, heat transfer.

The authors are with University of Technology Sydney, Australia (e-mail: ducluong.cao@student.uts.edu.au, Guang.Hong@uts.edu.au, Jianguo.Wang@uts.edu.au).

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Cite:Duc Luong Cao, Guang Hong, and Jianguo Wang, "Chemical Heat Storage for Saving the Exhaust Gas Energy in a Spark Ignition Engine," Journal of Clean Energy Technologies vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 41-46, 2018.

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