Development of a high-performance concrete to store thermal energy for concentrating solar power plants

ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2011

Volumn , Issue PARTS A, B, AND C, 2011, Pages 523-529

  John, Emerson E ^a   Hale, W Micah ^a   Selvam, R Panneer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATE MATERIALS; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER PLANT; MATERIAL COMPONENTS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; ORDINARY CONCRETES; POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS; SOLID SENSIBLE HEATS; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

HEAT STORAGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXTURES; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84881157364     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2011-54177     Document Type: Conference Paper

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