Thermo-mechanical parametric analysis of packed-bed thermocline energy storage tanks

Applied Energy

Volumn 179, Issue , 2016, Pages 1106-1122

  González, Ignacio ^a   Pérez Segarra, Carlos David ^a   Lehmkuhl, Oriol ^a   Torras, Santiago ^a   Oliva, Assensi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar power; Numerical modeling; Thermal energy storage; Thermal ratcheting; Thermocline

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; NUMERICAL MODELS; PACKED BEDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; STREAM FLOW; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMAL EXPANSION;

COMMERCIAL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; PARAMETRIC -ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL RATCHETING; THERMO-ELASTIC THEORY;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ENERGY CONSERVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER PLANT; SOLAR POWER; STORAGE TANK; THERMAL POWER; THERMOCLINE; THERMOMECHANICS;

EID: 84979282662     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.06.124     Document Type: Article

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