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In a liquid piston ES system, ____ is used for “head difference”

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Pressurized air

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Liquid Piston ES is a type of CAES that is…

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adiabatic

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In a liquid piston ES design, the pressure ratio between charged and discharged states is ____, so the temperature change state to state is ___

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Low, low

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Pump/turbines for liquids are ____ efficient than compressor/turbines for air

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more

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What are the 3 main types of thermal energy storage systems?

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sensible, latent, thermochemical

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In a latent heat ESS, the heat is generated during

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phase change

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In a sensible heat ESS, the energy storage is base on the change of

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temperature

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In thermochemical ES, the energy used is the energy released/absorbed when

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there is a chemical reaction (energy stored in the bonds of molecules)

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What are some common materials for sensible energy thermal storage

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water, rock, brick

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A solar hot water heater with a tank is an example of a

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sensible heat ESS

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The thermocline layer is the

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mixing layer of different temperature liquids in a storage tank

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The heat capacity of a solid is due to

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lattice vibrations

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For a thermal energy storage system, you may need to consider change in _________ as well as energ

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14
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sublimation is the phase change of

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solid to vapor

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15
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deposition is the phase change of

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vapor to solid

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PCM stands for

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phase change material

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17
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Phase equilibrium ratio is

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the ratio of mole fractions of species in 2 phases at equilibrium

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supercooling is…

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process of lowering temperature of a gas or liquid below it’s freezing point without it becoming a solid

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Paraffins and fatty acids are ____ types of PCM that goes between ___ and ___ states

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Organic, solid-liquid

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Flash point is…

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the lowest temp at which its vapors ignite if given an ignition source

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Auto Ignition temp is…

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The temperature that can cause spontaneous combustion (w/o an ignition source)

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For a PCM, supercooling is a

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drawback - should be avoided

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Solid-solid PCMs release/absorb energy by changing between…

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Crystalline/semi-crystalline and amorphous/semi-crystalline states

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Oxidation means a…

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loss of electrons from a substance

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Reduction means ....
gain of electrons by a substance (reduce the overall charge)
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Oxidation cannot occur without
reduction
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sorption is
adsorption and absorption happening in the same reaction
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adsorption is a ____ reaction
exothermic
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What are the 3 primary combustible elements in common fuels
carbon, hydrogen, sulfur
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The enthalpy of a chemical reaction =
Enthalpy of products - enthalpy of reactants
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an endothermic process has an ____ in enthalpy of the system
increase (deltaH_rxn > 0)
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Define complete combustion
All C in fuel is burned to CO2; all H is burned to water; all sulfur is burned to SO2; all other combustible elements are fully oxidized
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AMU stands for _______ and is also called the ___
atomic mass unit, Dalton
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Avogadro's # =
1 / (1 amu)
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Stoichiometric air is defined as
minimum theoretical air required for complete combustion, no free O2 in the products
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For combustion calculations, the ratio of N2/O2 in air is taken as
3.76 (molecular ratio), different for mass
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The Air-Fuel ratio
Moles of air / moles of fuel (or could be mass based)
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What are some reasons combustion may be incomplete
incomplete mixing, insufficient time, too little air...
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In _____ mole fraction analysis of a combustion reaction is given for all products except for water
dry product analysis
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Combustion air can be modeled as...
an ideal gas
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The standard state for enthalpy of formation is
T= 298.15 = 25C; P = 1 atm
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Enthalpy of formation is in table
A-25
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If enthalpy of formation is <0 then the formation is
exothermic (heat is generated) - bonds are formed
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The heating value of a fuel is...
the difference between H_prod and H_react, when the fuel burns completely with air, and products and reactants are at the same T and P
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Definition of adiabatic flame temperature
The temperature of the products that would be achieved if no heat is lost to surroundings (adiabatic)
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The maximum ________ corresponds to complete combustion with the theoretical amount of air
adiabatic flame temp
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specific enthalpy of some gases are found in table
A-23
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Gibbs function = g =
h - T*s
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When does sum of H_product = sum of H_reactants?
At adiabatic flame temperature,
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Entropy is a measure of...
Thermal energy per unit temperature unavailable for useful work
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At an equilibrium state, ___ is maximized and ___ is at it's minimum
Entropy, Gibbs function
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H=
U+pV
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R =
8.314 kJ/kmol K
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At which electrode does the reduction reaction take place?
Cathode
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What is Faraday's 1st law of electrolysis
The # of moles of product formed is proportional to the # of moles of electrons that passed through the solution
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Reversible voltage is
minimum applied cell potential to start a water splitting reaction (electrolysis)
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Which requires less total energy input, electrolysis of steam or liquid water?
steam
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1 amp =
Coulomb/s
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What is the water gas shift reaction?
CO + H20 <-> CO2 + H2
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Unsaturated hydorcarbons have ____ between carbon atoms
more than one bond (double, triple)
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A reaction is spontaneous if the Gibbs free energy is ____
negative (chap 12 pg 27)
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What are 3 main souced of concentrated CO2 (to use for syn gas production)
Flue gas, geothermal, biogas
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Primary type batteries are
Not rechargeable
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What is the oldest type of battery
lead-acid
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High Temp batteries use ___ as electrolytes
molten salt and liquid metal
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The energy efficiency of a battery is the product of
coloumbic efficiency and voltage efficiency
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3 types of solar energy collection
Solar electrochemical; solar photochemical; photothermal
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What is the water gas shift reaction?
CO + H20 <-> CO2 + H2

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