High-temperature thermal storage using a packed bed of rocks - Heat transfer analysis and experimental validation

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1798-1806

  Hänchen, Markus ^a   Brückner, Sarah ^b   Steinfeld, Aldo ^a,b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar power; Packed bed; Porous media; Sensible heat; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

CHARGING/DISCHARGING; COMBINED CONVECTION; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; CYCLIC OPERATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FLUID FLOW RATES; HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGNESIUM SILICATES; PARAMETER STUDIES; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PILOT SCALE; POROUS MEDIA; SENSIBLE HEAT; SOLID-PHASE; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL STORAGE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT STORAGE; MAGNESIUM; POROUS MATERIALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

PACKED BEDS;

EID: 79954449277     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.10.034     Document Type: Article

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