Molten-salt thermal energy storage in thermoclines under different environmental boundary conditions

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3322-3329

  Yang, Zhen ^a   Garimella, Suresh V ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar plants; Energy storage; Molten salt; Solar thermal energy; Sustainability; Thermocline

Indexed keywords

ENERGY STORAGE; FUSED SALTS; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; STORAGE (MATERIALS); STREAM FLOW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL ENERGY;

CHARGE AND DISCHARGE; COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; CONCENTRATING SOLAR; DISCHARGE EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MOLTEN SALT; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; THERMAL TRANSPORT;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

ADIABATIC PROCESS; BOUNDARY CONDITION; HEAT TRANSFER; OUTFLOW; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER PLANT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SALT; SOLAR POWER; STORAGE STRUCTURE; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 77955172371     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.04.024     Document Type: Article

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