Aiming at the obstacle of the low heat transfer performance and compression/expansion efficiency of compressed air energy storage system,a multi tube array nearly isothermal compressed air energy storage method is proposed.A multi tube array compression/expansion machine that couples a liquid piston structure with a tube type heat exchange structure is designed.The liquid piston structure achieves high-pressure sealing,the tube type heat exchange structure increases the heat exchange area to improve heat exchange,and a diaphragm type structure is used to achieve gas-liquid isolation to avoid air dissolution.A water tank is used to store compressed heat and release it during air expansion.A system thermodynamic model and a heat transfer model were established to analyze the effects of multiple tube array parameters on air pressure,temperature,and compression work.The air was pressurized from 0.8 MPa to 5 MPa,and when 1000 tubes were used and the compression time was 60 seconds,the air compression efficiency could reach 70%.A new approach is provided to achieve high efficiency and high pressure compressed air energy storage.
compressed air energy storagenear isothermal air compressiontube arrayliquid piston