Opportunities and challenges in using particle circulation loops for concentrated solar power applications

G Flamant, B Grange, J Wheeldon, F Siros… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is an electricity generation technology that
concentrates solar irradiance through heliostats onto a small area, the receiver, where a …

Review of supercritical CO2 power cycles integrated with CSP

JM Yin, QY Zheng, ZR Peng… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing demand of electricity and severer concerns to environment call for green energy
sources as well as efficient energy conversion systems. SCO2 power cycles integrated with …

Technologies and fundamentals of waste heat recovery from high-temperature solid granular materials

Z Cheng, Z Tan, Z Guo, J Yang, Q Wang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Large amounts of high-temperature solid granular (HTSG) materials are produced
throughout the world in metallurgy and building materials industries whose activities are …

[HTML][HTML] Chromium-based bcc-superalloys strengthened by iron supplements

K Ma, T Blackburn, JP Magnussen, M Kerbstadt… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Chromium alloys are being considered for next-generation concentrated solar power
applications operating> 800° C. Cr offers advantages in melting point, cost, and oxidation …

Experimental and numerical analyses of gravity-driven granular flows between vertical parallel plates for solar thermal energy storage and transport

SY Jeong, MV Bagepalli, JD Brooks, D Ranjan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gravity-driven granular flows between vertical parallel plates were considered at elevated
temperatures to examine flow behavior and inform solar thermal energy storage and …

Experimental and numerical investigation of bimodal particle distributions for enhanced thermal conductivity in particle based concentrating solar power applications

D Stout, N Kandadai, TP Otanicar - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Ceramic-based solid particles have recently attracted substantial interest as a thermal
transport medium in high-temperature energy storage and thermal energy conversion …

Overview and design basis for the Gen 3 Particle Pilot Plant (G3P3)

CK Ho, KJ Albrecht, L Yue, B Mills, J Sment… - AIP Conference …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
This paper provides an overview of a next-generation particle-based concentrating solar
power (CSP) system. The Gen 3 Particle Pilot Plant (G3P3) will heat particles to over 700 C …

Heat transfer prediction of granular flow in moving bed heat exchanger: Characteristics of heat transfer enhancement and dynamic control

Z Guo, Z Tan, X Tian, Z Wu, T Wang, J Yang, Q Wang - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
To realize the heat transfer between granular flow and sCO 2 cycle, moving bed heat
exchangers have been widely applied in Concentrating Solar Power systems. This work …

Characterization of low-cost particulates used as energy storage and heat-transfer medium in concentrated solar power systems

RS Saeed, A Alswaiyd, NS Saleh, S Alaqel… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Utilizing solid particles as a heat-transfer medium in concentrated solar power applications
has gained growing attention lately. Unlike molten salts, solid particles offer many benefits …

Numerical investigation of a new type tube for shell-and-tube moving packed bed heat exchanger

X Tian, Z Guo, H Jia, J Yang, Q Wang - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
An elliptical-like combined tube (ELCT) is proposed for the shell-and-tube moving packed
bed heat exchanger. The heat transfer of particle flow around the ELCT is numerical studied …