A review on technical, applications and economic aspect of packed bed solar thermal energy storage system

A Gautam, RP Saini - Journal of Energy Storage, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of renewable energy technologies provides a significant solution to deal
with the energy crisis, along with resolving the environment related issues. Solar energy is …

Solid state storage of hydrogen and its isotopes: an engineering overview

R Bhattacharyya, S Mohan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Solid state storage of hydrogen in the form of a reversible metal or alloy hydride has been
proven to be a very effective and compact way of storing hydrogen and its isotopes for both …

Numerical simulation of heat transfer in packed pebble beds: CFD-DEM coupled with particle thermal radiation

H Wu, N Gui, X Yang, J Tu, S Jiang - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2017 - Elsevier
Particle thermal radiation plays a significant role in many heat transport devices, such as
pebble-bed high temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors (HTGR). The effect of particle …

Numerical analysis of charging and discharging performance of a thermal energy storage system with encapsulated phase change material

S Bellan, J Gonzalez-Aguilar, M Romero… - Applied thermal …, 2014 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to develop a two dimensional two-phase model to study the
dynamic behavior of a packed bed thermal energy storage system, which is composed of …

Fixed bed catalytic reactor modelling—the radial heat transfer problem

AG Dixon - The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
An interpretation of the state‐of‐the‐art in modelling radial heat transfer in fixed bed catalytic
reactors is presented. The persistence of the classical kr–hw model is discussed, problems …

Microtomography-based numerical simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer in open cell metal foams

M Zafari, M Panjepour, MD Emami… - Applied Thermal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Engineering design of foams employed for specific applications such as heat exchangers
entails adequate understanding of their behavior, regarding thermal and hydrodynamic …

A continuum model for heat and mass transfer in moving-bed reactors for thermochemical energy storage

D Korba, W Huang, K Randhir, J Petrasch, J Klausner… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, a continuum heat and mass transfer model coupling transport phenomena and
high-temperature thermochemical reactions is developed for stationary packed-bed and …

Novel catalyst structures with enhanced heat transfer characteristics

M Sheng, H Yang, DR Cahela, BJ Tatarchuk - Journal of catalysis, 2011 - Elsevier
Highly exothermic and highly endothermic reactions require catalyst beds with good heat
transfer characteristics. A novel catalyst structure, microfibrous entrapped catalyst (MFEC) …

Thermochemical reduction modeling in a high-temperature moving-bed reactor for energy storage: 1D model

W Huang, D Korba, K Randhir, J Petrasch, J Klausner… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The design of robust and efficient high-temperature thermochemical reactors and
determination of operating conditions are critical steps toward enabling high-efficiency long …

Regulation of temperature distribution in fixed bed reactor for CO2 methanation through “CHESS” monolith structure catalyst

W Zhang, Y Lin, Y Zhang, T Li, J Li, Z Chen… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
CO 2 methanation suffers from the problem of temperature runaway phenomenon due to its
exothermic nature. To mitigate this issue, optimizing catalyst structure becomes crucial. This …