In the framework of the H2020 European project POLYPHEM, whose main objective is to
improve the flexibility and performance of small-scale solar power plants, studies have been …

Optical device design is typically an iterative optimization process based on a good initial
guess from prior reports. Optical properties databases are useful in this process but difficult …

Molten salts have been proposed as heat transfer media due to their superior thermal
performance at elevated temperatures. A number of heat transfer correlations have been …

The contribution of radiative heat transfer (RHT) to convective heat transfer in a heated
vertical pipe with laminar flow and constant wall temperature, for FLiBe molten salt, is …

Reducing the operating temperature of electronic components is an effective method for
enhancing their performance. Selecting suitable thermal management materials is crucial for …

Infrared emissivity is a fundamental parameter that characterizes the thermal radiation of
materials, and has a large number of measured needs in the fields of aerospace, nuclear …

Molten salt systems have become of growing interest in the energy industry due to a wide
range of applications (concentrated solar power systems, energy storage, Generation IV …

To explore the effects of aging and irradiation on the formation of solute clusters, Fe-2.8 Ni-
2.0 Al (at.%) alloys after solid-solution treatment were aged at 500℃ for 16 h and 32 h and …

The total hemispherical emissivity of A508/A533B alloy steels was measured for conditions
of interest in nuclear plant safety. The effect of long-term oxidation on the emissivity of …

The possibility of using structural carbon materials in molten salt reactors was considered.
The influence of the conditions of the main stages of carbon material fabrication processes …