A precise method to measure the specific heat of solar salt-based nanofluids
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DOI: 10.1007/s10973-017-6272-x
Abstract: A novel material has been developed for thermal energy storage at high temperatures (>300 °C) with enhanced thermal transport and storage properties. It is considered more efficient than the current molten salts used in the concentrated… read more here.
Keywords: specific heat; precise method; salt; solar salt ... See more keywords
Forced convective heat transfer characteristics of solar salt-based SiO2 nanofluids in solar energy applications
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.04.109
Abstract: Abstract Nowadays, molten salts are widely used in concentrated solar plants as working media to transfer and store solar energy. However, the relatively poor thermal properties of molten salts have restricted their further application. Nevertheless,… read more here.
Keywords: solar salt; heat; transfer; heat transfer ... See more keywords
Natural convection heat transfer from a bundle of heated circular cylinders with staggered arrangement immersed in molten solar salt
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119900
Abstract: Abstract A two-dimensional steady-state natural convection heat transfer from a bundle of closely spaced isothermally heated cylinders in a staggered arrangement immersed in molten solar salt was investigated in this study for a laminar flow… read more here.
Keywords: solar salt; molten solar; immersed molten; heat transfer ... See more keywords
Compatibility of container materials for Concentrated Solar Power with a solar salt and alumina based nanofluid: A study under dynamic conditions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.06.145
Abstract: Abstract Thermal energy storage (TES) is an efficient solution for improving the dispatchability of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants. A system, consisting of two tanks with Solar Salt (NaNO3 60% wt. and KNO3 40% wt.)… read more here.
Keywords: solar salt; container materials; salt; solar power ... See more keywords
Experimental investigation on stability of thermal performances of solar salt based nanocomposite
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.009
Abstract: Abstract It is recognized that the thermal performances of the molten salt based nanocomposite can be significantly enhanced. However, there were rare investigations regarding its stability under practical operating thermal environments. In this study, both… read more here.
Keywords: solar salt; thermal performances; salt; stability ... See more keywords
Investigation on thermal performance of quaternary nitrate-nitrite mixed salt and solar salt under thermal shock condition
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.05.002
Abstract: Abstract Molten salts are subjected to heating-cooling thermal shock cycle in the operation of concentrating solar power (CSP) plant. In this work, the quaternary nitrate-nitrite (QNN) mixed salt and Solar salt are comparatively studied under… read more here.
Keywords: thermal shock; solar salt; salt; mixed salt ... See more keywords
Lowered total solidification time and increased discharge rate of reduced graphene oxide-solar salt composites: Potential for deployment in latent heat thermal energy storage system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.04.072
Abstract: Abstract Solar salt is a useful energy storage medium and a heat transfer fluid for concentrated solar thermal applications. The present work explores the use of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanostructures as an additive to… read more here.
Keywords: salt; solar salt; energy storage; heat ... See more keywords
Influences of impurity Cl− on the thermal performance of solar salt for thermal energy storage
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.12.057
Abstract: Abstract Molten nitrate salts are widely used as heat transfer and energy storage medium in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) systems. Solar Salt (60 wt% NaNO3-40 wt% KNO3) is the commercial binary molten nitrate salt, which is the… read more here.
Keywords: energy storage; solar salt; salt; stability ... See more keywords
Compatibility of SiC--and MAX phase-based ceramics with a KNO3-NaNO3 molten solar salt
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2019.03.007
Abstract: Abstract In this work, several ceramic materials were exposed together with two reference structural materials (i.e., 316 L stainless steel and Inconel 600) to a molten solar salt (40 wt% KNO3 and 60 wt% NaNO3) for 1000 h at 600 °C… read more here.
Keywords: solar salt; kno3 nano3; max phase; molten solar ... See more keywords
Solar salt doped by MWCNTs as a promising high thermal conductivity material for CSP
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DOI: 10.1039/c8ra03019g
Abstract: Solar salt has great advantages in solar thermal power generation compared to other molten salts, but its thermal conductivity needs to be further improved. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have excellent thermal properties that can improve… read more here.
Keywords: thermal conductivity; conductivity; solar salt; conductivity material ... See more keywords