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 …

The use of molten salts based on fluorides/chlorides/nitrates/sulfates or carbonates is now
an accepted practice in energy conversion technologies and many other industrial …

Corrosion rates have been estimated for commercial Hastelloys C-276, C-22 and N types in
eutectic molten salts containing NaCl, KCl and ZnCl 2 using steady-state potentiodynamic …

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 …

Increasing the operating temperature of molten salt-based concentrated solar power plants
is of paramount importance to enable next-generation gas turbines and an overall increase …

To enhance the poor power density of the molten carbonate fuel cell, a novel combination of
two-stage sodium thermo-electrochemical converter and a two-stage thermoelectric …

Thermal energy storage uses molten salt as a heat transfer fluid implies a high corrosion
risk. In this work, ASTM A36 and AISI 304L steel, exposed to solar salt at 390° C for 21 days …

The performance and durability of a noble metal coating anode for oxygen evolution was
investigated in molten Li 2 CO 3-Na 2 CO 3-K 2 CO 3 at 450° C for the first time. The …

In the context of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), the metallic materials employed to build
the critical components of the plant are exposed to severe conditions, Carbon and stainless …

Hot corrosion is the accelerated oxidation of salt contaminants such as (Na, K) 2 SO 4
deposited on the turbine blade surface. This paper provides an insight into the potential …