Modular object-oriented methodology for the resolution of molten salt storage tanks for CSP plants

Applied Energy

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 402-414

  Rodriguez I ^a   Perez Segarra C D ^a   Lehmkuhl, O ^a,b   Oliva, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Termo Fluids   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFD HT; Molten salt tanks; Multi physics model; Numerical modelling; TES

Indexed keywords

FUSED SALTS; HEAT STORAGE; NUMERICAL MODELS; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS; INSULATION MATERIALS; MOLTEN SALT; MULTI-PHYSICS MODELS; OBJECT-ORIENTED METHODOLOGY; TES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

BOUNDARY CONDITION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANT; SALT; STORAGE TANK; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84879285673     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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