Packed rock bed thermal storage in power plants: Design considerations

Energy Procedia

Volumn 49, Issue , 2014, Pages 666-675

  Allen, K G ^a   Von Backstrom T W ^a   Kroger D G ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Design parameters; Packed bed; Rock; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; COSTS; DROPS; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROCKS;

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; OPTIMUM DESIGN PARAMETERS; PRESSURE DROP CHARACTERISTIC; STEAM POWER CYCLE; THERMAL STORAGE;

PACKED BEDS;

EID: 84902272145     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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