Parametric analysis of a high temperature packed bed thermal storage design for a solar gas turbine

Solar Energy

Volumn 118, Issue , 2015, Pages 59-73

  Klein, P ^a,b   Roos, T H ^b   Sheer, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power; Gas turbine; Packed bed; Sensible heat; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

AIR; ALUMINA; FUEL STORAGE; GAS PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; GASES; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; PACKED BEDS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; GAS TURBINE CYCLES; HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGES; PARAMETRIC -ANALYSIS; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; SENSIBLE HEAT; THERMAL STORAGE; TRANSIENT HEAT TRANSFER;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT TRANSFER; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TURBINE;

EID: 84930946586     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.05.008     Document Type: Article

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