Thermal analysis of solar thermal energy storage in a molten-salt thermocline

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 974-985

  Yang, Zhen ^a   Garimella, Suresh V ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Molten salt; Solar thermal energy; Thermocline

Indexed keywords

DARCY LAW; DISCHARGE EFFICIENCY; FILLER PARTICLES; FINITE-VOLUME; FORCHHEIMER EXTENSION; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; MOLTEN SALT; MOMENTUM EQUATION; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; TANK HEIGHT; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM; TWO TEMPERATURE MODEL;

FILLERS; FLYWHEELS; FUSED SALTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR HEATING; STREAM FLOW; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOANALYSIS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GUIDELINE; HEAT TRANSFER; MODEL VALIDATION; MOMENTUM; PARTICLE SIZE; QUARTZITE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SALT; THERMAL POWER; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 77953321800     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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