Molten salts as engineering fluids – A review: Part I. Molten alkali nitrates

Applied Energy

Volumn 183, Issue , 2016, Pages 603-611

  Nunes, V M B ^a,b   Queiros C S ^b   Lourenco M J V ^b   Santos, F J V ^b   Nieto de Castro, C A ^b  

^a Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alkali nitrates; Concentrated solar power; Energy storage; Molten salts; Thermophysical properties

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC OXIDATION; COAL STORAGE; ENERGY STORAGE; FUSED SALTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; MIXTURES; NITRATES; POTASH; POTASSIUM NITRATE; SODIUM NITRATE; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

ALKALI NITRATES; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER APPLICATIONS; MOLTEN SALT; MOLTEN SALT OXIDATION; MUTUALLY INDEPENDENTS; SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGES;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

ALKALINITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLUID; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NITRATE (INORGANIC SALT); PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84990217101     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.09.003     Document Type: Review

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