Preparation and thermal properties of quaternary mixed nitrate with low melting point

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 127, Issue , 2014, Pages 6-13

  Ren, Nan ^a   Wu, Yu Ting ^a   Ma, Chong Fang ^a   Sang, Li Xia ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Concentrating Solar Power; Heat transfer and storage; Low melting point; Molten salt

Indexed keywords

ENERGY STORAGE; FUSED SALTS; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING POINT; NITRATES; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECIFIC HEAT;

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; LATENT HEAT OF MELTING; LOW MELTING POINT; LOW VAPOR PRESSURES; MOLTEN SALT; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84899686356     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.03.056     Document Type: Article

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