The current commercial deployment of concentrating solar power (CSP) relies on a system
of thermal energy storage (TES) for round the clock generation of electricity. The heat …

NiCr thermal spray coatings are widely used in many different industrial areas, especially in
aviation, automotive, and thermal power plants, in order to obtain abrasion resistance. The …

Molten salts are utilized in a wide range of applications including nuclear, fuel cells, Carnot
batteries, and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP). In order to enhance the profitability of next …

Ductile iron (DI) owes many of its attractive mechanical properties to the graphite nodules in
its structure. However, since galvanic coupling can occur between the graphite nodules and …

Fossil fuels have been the most employed energy source with a consistent and growing
consumption; however, they will be replaced by renewable energy sources (RESs) …

This paper describes an approach to monitor high temperature molten chloride (MgCl 2-
NaCl-KCl) salt corrosion of Inconel-625 alloy in real time at high spatial resolution. The …

Concentrated solar power (CWP) technology has matured sufficiently for large‐scale
implementation. In a typical plant, the solar energy is captured by mirrors and directed onto …

Conventional MgO-graphite composite used in steel ladles suffer drawbacks like limited
lifetime due to slag corrosion and inherent tendency of rapid oxidation of carbon. Carbon …

In situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) diffraction and imaging techniques are used
to monitor and quantify corrosion of Inconel-625 by pure molten chloride salts (MgCl 2 …

High temperature corrosion of weldments is a major obstacle in various industrial
applications such as gas turbines, boilers, diesel engines and furnaces. The materials are …