Progress in radiative transfer in porous medium: A review from macro scale to pore scale with experimental test

W Fuqiang, Z Xinping, D Yan, Y Hongliang… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Porous medium had the advantages of high porosity, large specific surface area and three
dimensional micro-nano cross scale transfixion, which had been widely used in the fields of …

A review of solar thermochemical cycles for fuel production

Y Guo, J Chen, H Song, K Zheng, J Wang, H Wang… - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Solar-driven CO 2/H 2 O splitting via a two-step solar thermochemical cycle is a
promising approach for fuel production and carbon neutrality to address the intermittent …

Solar-promoted photo-thermal CH4 reforming with CO2 over Ni/CeO2 catalyst: Experimental and mechanism studies

X Yan, B Lu, H Dong, Q Liu - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Combining solar light and heat in dry reforming of methane (DRM) is a promising technology
for reducing CO 2 to a valuable syngas and increasing the utilization of solar light in the …

Radiative intensity regulation to match energy conversion on demand in solar methane dry reforming to improve solar to fuel conversion efficiency

X Shi, J Song, Z Cheng, H Liang, Y Dong, F Wang… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The mismatch between radiative intensity field and energy required for solar
thermochemical reaction can cause serious heat waste and reduce energy conversion …

Selection of iron-based oxygen carriers for two-step solar thermochemical splitting of carbon dioxide

H Zhang, X Zhang, D Yang, Y Shuai, BG Lougou… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The two-step solar thermochemical cycle is a prospective clean energy technology that
enables the direct splitting of water and carbon dioxide for solar fuel production. However …

Improving overall heat transfer performance of parabolic trough solar receiver by helically convex absorber tube

X Shi, X Zhao, F Wang, Z Cheng, Y Dong… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The parabolic trough collector (PTC) system has been widely applied in concentrating solar
power (CSP) technology. The absorber tube of PTC has a significant impact on the solar …

Novel design and multi-objective optimization of autothermal steam methane reformer to enhance hydrogen production and thermal matching

A Cherif, JS Lee, R Nebbali, CJ Lee - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the design and optimization of autothermal reforming reactor for
hydrogen production. Aiming for higher hydrogen yield, improving the thermal coupling …

Thermochemical analysis of dry methane reforming hydrogen production in biomimetic venous hierarchical porous structure solar reactor for improving energy storage

X Shi, X Zhang, F Wang, L Yang, Y Dong… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the high working temperature and solar energy is the sole energy resource, radiative
transfer field has a significant influence on the solar driven methane reforming conversion …

Analysis of biomimetic hierarchical porous structure regulating radiation field to improve solar thermochemical performance based on minimum Gibbs free energy

X Shi, Y Xun, Y Dong, F Wang, X Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar energy is the source of energy required for the dry methane reforming (DMR). In the
high temperature field induced by concentrated solar energy, the spatial distribution of …

Effects of foam structure on thermochemical characteristics of porous-filled solar reactor

H Zhang, Y Shuai, BG Lougou, B Jiang, D Yang, Q Pan… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The foam-structured reactor is one which has hitherto been regarded as of great potential for
industrial applications in the field of solar thermochemistry. The utilization mode of ceramic …