Thermal property characterization of a low melting-temperature ternary nitrate salt mixture for thermal energy storage systems

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3341-3346

  Zhao, C Y ^a   Wu, Z G ^b,c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat transfer fluid; Molten salts; Solar energy; Ternary salt; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

FREEZING TEMPERATURES; HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS; HIGH TEMPERATURE STABILITY; INORGANIC SALTS; LOW MELTING POINT; LOW VISCOSITY; MANUFACTURING COST; MOLTEN SALT; MOLTEN SALTS; NITRATE SALTS; ROBUST RELIABILITY; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; THERMAL STORAGE; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

FLUIDS; FUSED SALTS; HEAT STORAGE; HYBRID MATERIALS; MINERAL OILS; MIXTURES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SALT DEPOSITS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 80053594404     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.07.029     Document Type: Article

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