Narwal, KapilKempers, RogerO'Brien, Paul G.2018-11-082018-11-08May-18978-1-77355-023-7http://hdl.handle.net/10315/35360http://dx.doi.org/10.25071/10315/35360Paper presented at 2018 Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers International Congress, 27-30 May 2018.This paper investigates the feasibility of using different adsorbent-adsorbate pairs in a thermal energy storage cycle to store solar energy for residential heating applications in Canada. Silica gel, activated carbon, activated aluminum, zeolite-4A, zeolite-5A and zeolite-13X adsorbents paired with methanol and water adsorbates are considered. Calculations are made to determine the volume, mass and cost of the adsorbent-adsorbate pair required to heat a house with four occupants. Zeolite 4A-water and zeolite 13X-water pairs are found to be the most economic (with an actual cost of 285 CAD and 374 CAD, respectively) and efficient (maximum heat of adsorption) adsorbent-adsorbate pairs with the minimum mass required, (290 kg and 226 kg, respectively) to meet the spatial heating requirements of the house.enThe copyright for the paper content remains with the authorAdsorptionAdsorption pairsThermal energy storageAdvanced Energy SystemsHeat TransferArticle