Abstract
Renewable and clean energy are safe sources for powering the world of the future. Transportation sector driven by fossil fuels produces between 15 to 20 % of the greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Those emissions are threatening to all forms of life and the environment. To mitigate the pollution from fossil fuel, new high energy density storage systems must be developed, and existing ones must be improved. This research focused on compressed air energy storage systems. Because air is an important source of energy, it is one of the most abundant substances on earth, and it is freely available. Its effective use as a clean energy source can significantly contribute to solving the problem of pollution on the planet. The commonly used cylindrical reservoir plays only the role of storing and releasing compressed air to work in a pneumatic network. The performance of this medium relies heavily on its volume, material of construction, and the capacity of the compressor that charges it. In this dissertation, that medium is referred to as the static reservoir. In this work, a thought about a new mechanism that can provide better performance when it comes to storing and releasing the compressed air energy was considered. That mechanism is the dynamic reservoir, a compressed air cylinder fitted with a piston, and a spring of a specific stiffness...
M.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering)