Research progress of mobile cold storage using ice slurry

Abstract

The demand for cooling, such as that of products, spaces, and processes, has increased with the development of urbanization. Cold storage can shift the valley time of electric power to cold energy. Compared to the fixed cold storage routine, mobile cold storage can eliminate site limitations. Ice slurry, as a new functional fluid, has recently become a new source of technology in our social lives. First, the research status of ice slurry mobile cold storage is summarized. Applications in the engineering field, such as space cooling, fisheries, pipeline cleaning, firefighting, and other real scenarios, are listed. Subsequently, key issues are summarized to understand the theoretical basis of ice slurry mobile cold storage, including flow, heat transfer, and loss in the mobile cold storage process-related ice slurry. Both tap water ice slurry and binary ice slurry are distinguished and discussed. Finally, beneficial policy analyses and market prospects for its promotion are presented. In summary, ice slurry mobile cold storage is a popular research topic with broad prospects for energy storage.

Keywords

• Ice slurry
• Mobile cold storage
• Non-Newtonian fluid
• Heat transfer