Rural villages in the Mandi District lack effective methods to heat homes during the winter. Throughout this project, we evaluated current heating techniques and conducted preliminary tests of a new heating method utilizing packed bed thermal energy storage technology. Through our research, we determined that packed bed technology is not the solution to heating in the Mandi District; however, it could be applicable in colder climates. We recommended investigating alternative heating technology for the Mandi District.

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Creator

• Brown, Thomas Arlington
• Larson, Karina
• Salomone, Christopher Alden
• Vere, Nicolette Irene

Subject

• Sustainability
• Energy

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050217-052335

Palabra Clave

• Sustainability
• Energy policy
• Community development

Advisor

• Carrera, Fabio
• Nikitina, Svetlana

Year

• 2017

Center

• Mandi, India Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT-Mandi)

Date created

• 2017-05-02

Ubicación

• Mandi

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright