System-level simulation of a solar power tower plant with thermocline thermal energy storage

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 86-96

  Flueckiger, Scott M ^a   Iverson, Brian D ^b   Garimella, Suresh V ^a   Pacheco, James E ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power; Molten salt thermocline tank; Power tower

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; STABILITY; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMAL EXPANSION;

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER PLANT; MOLTEN-SALT THERMOCLINE TANK; POWER TOWERS; SOLAR POWER TOWER PLANTS; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; SYSTEM LEVEL SIMULATION; THERMOCLINE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGES;

STREAM FLOW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER PLANT; QUARTZITE; SALT; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER; THERMOCLINE;

BARSTOW; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881253387     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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