Energy Systems
Thermal & Mechanical Storage Simulators
A focused Energy Systems hub for thermal & mechanical storage tools, keeping related formulas, assumptions, and engineering checks together.
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Compressed Air Energy Storage Simulator
Thermal & Mechanical Storage
A tool for grid-scale storage that compresses air into an underground cavern with surplus electricity and recovers it through a turbine when needed.
Energy Storage Comparison — Ragone Plot Calculator
Thermal & Mechanical Storage
Compare energy storage technologies using a Ragone plot. Set your power and energy needs to find the best solution among Li-ion, supercapacitors, and more.
Flywheel Energy Storage & Coefficient of Fluctuation Calculator
Thermal & Mechanical Storage
Design flywheels for IC engines, punch presses, and wind turbines. Calculate required moment of inertia, stored energy, speed variation, and burst safety factor in real …
Molten Salt Thermal Storage for CSP Simulator
Thermal & Mechanical Storage
Size the Solar Salt thermal energy storage subsystem at the heart of a Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant. Vary the plant rating, storage hours and hot / cold tank tem…
PCM Thermal Energy Storage Simulator
Thermal & Mechanical Storage
Design latent-heat storage systems with paraffin, salt hydrate, fatty acid or metallic PCMs. Adjust PCM mass, operating temperature range and encapsulation fraction to s…