High temperature liquid thermal conductivity: a review of measurement techniques, theoretical understanding, and energy applications

AZ Zhao, JE Garay - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
High temperature heat transfer fluids like molten salts and molten metals will unlock the
higher efficiency and lower cost of next generation grid scale energy sources such as …

On the viscosity of molten salts and molten salt mixtures and its temperature dependence

D Zhao, L Yan, T Jiang, S Peng, B Yue - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Molten salts and molten salt mixtures (will be referred as molten salts for convenience) are
important heat storage media and heat transfer fluids for concentrated solar power plants …

Accurate guided alternating atomic layer enhance internal electric field to steering photogenerated charge separation for enhance photocatalytic activity

X Gao, K Gao, W Zhu, C Liang, Q Li, F Fu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Bi 4 O 5 Br x I 2-x C y solid solutions with simultaneous bismuth-enriched and low
temperature homogeneous C doping were obtained by the phase crystal reforming of BiOI …

Investigation of the thermal conductivity of molten LiF-NaF-KF with experiments, theory, and equilibrium molecular dynamics

RC Gallagher, A Birri, NG Russell, AT Phan… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Molten salts are being proposed for numerous advanced energy applications, including
advanced nuclear reactors, concentrating solar power plants, thermal energy storage, and …

A predictive approach for the compositional and temperature representation of thermal conductivity in multicomponent molten salt systems for advanced energy …

H Yang, RC Gallagher, AT Phan, P Chartrand… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents a theoretical model, based on kinetic theory, for accurately predicting
thermal conductivity in molten salt mixtures, a vital factor in designing advanced energy …

Molecular Dynamics and Experimental Study of the Effect of CeF3 and NdF3 Additives on the Physical Properties of FLiNaK

AY Galashev, OR Rakhmanova… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The paper presents the results, which are consistent within 2%, obtained both in the
simulation of molecular dynamics and in the experiment on the study of the kinetic properties …

Empirical estimation of densities in NaCl-KCl-UCl3 and NaCl-KCl-YCl3 molten salts using Redlich-Kister expansion

C Agca, JW McMurray - Chemical Engineering Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Densities of molten KCl-NaCl-UCl 3 and KCl-NaCl-YCl 3 ternary systems have
been estimated using a multidimensional Redlich-Kister model. Temperature and …

An environmentally-friendly permeable liquid salt pyrolysis method based on capillary heat transfer for recycling waste insulator materials

D Yu, L Zhan, Z Xu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Molten salt pyrolysis technology stands out as a potent approach for achieving efficient
degradation and energy recovery of composite organic materials. Nevertheless, challenges …

Development of a molten salt thermal conductivity model and database for advanced energy systems

H Yang, R Gallagher, P Chartrand, AE Gheribi - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
A theoretical model for predicting the temperature-dependent thermal conductivity of pure
molten salts, both simple and complex, is presented. The model is based on kinetic theory …

Measurements of the thermal conductivity of reference liquids using a modified transient hot-wire needle probe

B Merritt, M Seneca, S Larson, K Davis… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many power generation processes feature some type of working fluid that plays a critical role
in the transfer of heat throughout the system. To optimize thermal efficiencies, an accurate …