Thermocline stability criterions in single-tanks of molten salt thermal energy storage

Applied Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 816-821

  Qin, Frank G F ^a   Yang, Xiaoping ^b   Ding, Zhan ^a   Zuo, Yuanzhi ^a   Shao, Youyan ^a   Jiang, Runhua ^a   Yang, Xiaoxi ^a  

^a DONGGUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Molten salt; Solar energy; Stability criterions; Thermal energy storage; Thermocline

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; HEAT STORAGE; HYDRODYNAMICS; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLAR ENERGY; STREAM FLOW; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

CRITICAL VALUE; DARCY'S FLOW; DENSITY DIFFERENCE; HOT FLUIDS; MOBILITY RATIOS; MOLTEN SALT; MOLTEN SALT THERMAL STORAGE; POROUS MEDIUM; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; STABLE LAYER; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; THERMAL STORAGE; TOPDOWN; VISCOUS FINGERING;

FUSED SALTS;

FINGERING; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; POWER PLANT; QUARTZITE; SALT; SILICA; SOLAR POWER; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STORAGE TANK; THERMAL POWER; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 84862329060     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.048     Document Type: Article

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