Parametric study and standby behavior of a packed-bed molten salt thermocline thermal storage system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Xu, Chao ^a   Wang, Zhifeng ^a   He, Yaling ^b   Li, Xin ^a   Bai, Fengwu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Molten salt; Numerical model; Packed bed; Thermal energy storage; Thermocline

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; DEVELOPED MODEL; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INLET TEMPERATURE; INLET VELOCITY; INSULATION LAYERS; MOLTEN SALT; PARAMETRIC STUDY; RADIAL DIRECTION; STAND-BY SYSTEMS; TANK HEIGHT; THERMAL LOSS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM; TWO-PHASE MODEL; WALL STRUCTURE;

AIR; FUSED SALTS; HEAT STORAGE; NUMERICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL ENERGY;

STREAM FLOW;

INSULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; POROSITY; SALT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOCLINE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VELOCITY;

EID: 84861334393     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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