Molten salt power towers operating at 600–650 C: Salt selection and cost benefits

CS Turchi, J Vidal, M Bauer - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This analysis examines the potential benefit of adopting the supercritical carbon dioxide
(sCO 2) Brayton cycle at 600–650° C compared to the current state-of-the-art power tower …

A new phase change material based on potassium nitrate with silica and alumina nanoparticles for thermal energy storage

M Chieruzzi, A Miliozzi, T Crescenzi, L Torre… - Nanoscale research …, 2015 - Springer
In this study different nanofluids with phase change behavior were developed by mixing a
molten salt base fluid (KNO 3 selected as phase change material) with nanoparticles using …

Development of hydrogel based on Carboxymethyl cellulose/poly (4-vinylpyridine) for controlled releasing of fertilizers

RR Mohamed, ME Fahim, SMA Soliman - BMC chemistry, 2022 - Springer
A novel Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and poly (4-vinylpyridine)(P4VP) hydrogel system
is synthesized with different ratios, in the presence of cross-linker N, N,-methylene bis …

Phase diagram thermodynamic calculation of KNO3-NaNO2-KNO2 ternary system molten salt and its thermophysical properties investigation for thermal energy …

Y Wang, Y Ma, Y Lu, Q Gao, Y Wu, Y Wang… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Low melting point molten salt is vital for concentrating solar power plants. In order to obtain
the low liquid operating temperature molten salt, phase diagram thermodynamic calculation …

Preparation and thermal properties of quaternary mixed nitrate with low melting point

N Ren, Y Wu, C Ma, L Sang - Solar energy materials and solar cells, 2014 - Elsevier
Mixed molten salt is considered as a promising medium for both heat transfer and energy
storage in solar thermal power because of its many advantages such as large heat capacity …

Synthesis of hybrid graphene/TiO2 nanoparticles based high-temperature quinary salt mixture for energy storage application

M Vaka, R Walvekar, M Khalid, P Jagadish… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
High temperature and low melting point eutectic mixtures play a significant role in thermal
energy storage (TES) and as a heat transfer fluid (HTF). These eutectic mixtures, when …

Thermal and mechanical properties of nitrate thermal storage salts in the solid-phase

BD Iverson, ST Broome, AM Kruizenga, JG Cordaro - Solar Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Implementation of molten salt compounds as the heat transfer fluid and energy storage
medium provides specific benefits to energy collection and conversion. Nitrate salts have …

Thermal storage of nitrate salts as phase change materials (PCMs)

MA Orozco, K Acurio, F Vásquez-Aza… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study presents the energy storage potential of nitrate salts for specific applications in
energy systems that use renewable resources. For this, the thermal, chemical, and …

Effect of an increased thermal contact resistance in a salt PCM-graphite foam composite TES system

P Giménez, A Jové, C Prieto, S Fereres - Renewable energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Thermal Energy Storage systems using inorganic salts as Phase Change Materials
(PCM) are ideal solutions for solar thermal direct steam generation power plants. However …

High-temperature molten salts optimisation using mixture design for energy storage application

M Vaka, R Walvekar, P Jagadish, M Khalid… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, the d-optimal mixture design method was used to determine the formulation of
molten salts and optimise the following salt components: NaNO 3 (A), KNO 3 (B), LiNO 3 (C) …