Development of molten salt heat transfer fluid with low melting point and high thermal stability

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Raade, Justin W ^a   Padowitz, David ^a  

^a Halotechnics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

concentrating solar power; eutectic mixture; heat transfer fluid; molten salt; thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER PLANT; DATA ANALYSIS METHODS; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; EUTECTIC MIXTURE; EXPERIMENT DESIGN; HEAT TRANSFER FLUID; HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS; HIGH MELTING POINT; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; HIGH THROUGHPUT; INORGANIC SALTS; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; LOW MELTING POINT; MOLTEN SALT; NITRATE SALTS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING RANGES; PARABOLIC TROUGH; THERMAL STORAGE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CESIUM; DATA REDUCTION; DESIGN; EUTECTICS; FLUIDS; FUSED SALTS; HEAT STORAGE; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; LITHIUM; MELTING POINT; MIXTURES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 79961213462     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004243     Document Type: Article

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