Thermal energy storage systems are key components of concentrating solar power plants in
order to offer energy dispatchability to adapt the electricity power production to the curve …

Molten salts constitute an important class of fluids for high temperature applications, like
catalytic medium for coal gasification, molten salt oxidation of wastes or for latent or sensible …

Zirconium alloys are known as bioinert materials that are widely applicable in biomedical
applications. However, the enhancement of Zr alloys bonding with human tissues is still the …

The main objective of this study is to perform the sustainability analysis of a proton exchange
membrane electrolyzer (PEME) and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) integrated hybrid multi …

We derive, evaluate and validate comprehensive analytic modeling of the energy flows in
parabolic trough solar thermal power plants. The analytic formulae are straightforward to …

Molten salts are commonly used in solar thermal power plants to store heat when sunlight is
unavailable. However, solidifying the salts can lead to operational interruptions and prevent …

Parabolic trough solar power plants use a thermal fluid to transfer thermal energy from solar
radiation to a water-steam Rankine cycle in order to drive a turbine that, coupled to an …

Shell-and-tube heat exchangers (HXs) for steam generation from molten salts in
concentrating solar power (CSP) plants experience thermal fatigue due to significant …

As one of the most promising thermochemical energy storage medium, research on the Ca
(OH) 2/CaO system provides an important way of understanding energy storage/release …

Solar thermal utilization is an important part of renewable energy applications, and its
development and application have received extensive attention. Based on the development …