Enhancement of heat capacity of molten salt eutectics using inorganic nanoparticles for solar thermal energy applications

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 119-126

  Shin, Donghyun ^a   Banerjee, Debjyoti ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EUTECTICS; FUSED SALTS; HEAT STORAGE; MAGNESIA; MOLTEN MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SILICA; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLIDIFICATION; SPECIFIC HEAT; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMAL ENERGY; THERMAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; VIRTUAL STORAGE;

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE; INORGANIC NANOPARTICLE; MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; STORAGE TEMPERATURES;

STRATEGIC MATERIALS;

EID: 80155190290     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118095393.ch11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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