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 …
concentrates solar irradiance through heliostats onto a small area, the receiver, where a …
Review of supercritical CO2 power cycles integrated with CSP
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 …
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
Large amounts of high-temperature solid granular (HTSG) materials are produced
throughout the world in metallurgy and building materials industries whose activities are …
throughout the world in metallurgy and building materials industries whose activities are …
[HTML][HTML] Chromium-based bcc-superalloys strengthened by iron supplements
Chromium alloys are being considered for next-generation concentrated solar power
applications operating> 800° C. Cr offers advantages in melting point, cost, and oxidation …
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
Gravity-driven granular flows between vertical parallel plates were considered at elevated
temperatures to examine flow behavior and inform solar thermal energy storage and …
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
Ceramic-based solid particles have recently attracted substantial interest as a thermal
transport medium in high-temperature energy storage and thermal energy conversion …
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 …
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
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
bed heat exchanger. The heat transfer of particle flow around the ELCT is numerical studied …