Technology advancements for next generation falling particle receivers

Energy Procedia

Volumn 49, Issue , 2014, Pages 398-407

  Ho, C ^a   Christian, J ^a   Gill, D ^a   Moya, A ^a   Jeter, S ^b   Abdel Khalik, S ^b   Sadowski, D ^b   Siegel, N ^c   Al Ansary, H ^d   Amsbeck, L ^e   Gobereit, B ^e   Buck, R ^e  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air curtain; Falling particle receiver; Particle heat exchange; Particle lift; Proppants; Recirculation; Solid particles; Storage

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR CURTAINS; ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT STORAGE; PROPPANTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CONCENTRATED SUNLIGHTS; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; HEAT EXCHANGE; INTERCONNECTED POROUS STRUCTURE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; RECIRCULATIONS; SOLID PARTICLES; TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

EID: 84902251118     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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