Concentrated solar thermochemical gasification of biomass: Principles, applications, and development

Y Fang, MC Paul, S Varjani, X Li, YK Park… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioenergy production is one of the most reliable strategies for replacing fossil fuels and
reducing CO 2 emissions. Gasification-based bioenergy generation has been extensively …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the performance indicators and influencing factors for the thermocline thermal energy storage systems

W Lou, L Luo, Y Hua, Y Fan, Z Du - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thermal energy storage (TES) system plays an essential role in the utilization and
exploitation of renewable energy sources. Over the last two decades, single-tank …

Impact of buoyant jet entrainment on the thermocline behavior in a single-medium thermal energy storage tank

W Lou, N Baudin, S Roux, Y Fan, L Luo - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents the characterization and management of dynamic thermocline
behaviors in a single-medium thermocline (SMT) thermal energy storage tank with the aim of …

Thermal transport and storage performances of NaCl–KCl–NaF eutectic salt for high temperatures latent heat

Y Wang, X Li, N Li, C Ling, Z Tang, Z Li - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The NaCl–KCl–NaF eutectic salt was designed and developed by Pandat software
and experiment. Thermal transport and storage performances were determined by …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of thermal-physical properties of novel multicomponent molten nitrate salts for heat transfer and storage

N Li, Y Wang, Q Liu, H Peng - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, a novel eutectic nitrate molten salt mixture of the NaNO3-KNO3-Ca (NO3) 2 (16:
48: 36 wt%) ternary system with the significant advantage of low melting temperature was …

[HTML][HTML] Time-dependent integration of solar thermal technology in industrial processes

CKL Sing, JS Lim, TG Walmsley, PY Liew, M Goto… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Solar energy is currently an underutilized renewable energy source that could fulfill low-
temperature industrial heat demands with significant potential in high solar irradiance …

Heat discharging and natural convection heat transfer performance of coil heat exchanger in single molten salt tank

C Zhang, S Shi, Y Lu, Y Qiang, Y Wu, C Ma - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
There has been an increasing attention on single-tank thermal energy storage, attracted by
the low cost, high efficiency and compactness in the operation. The most researches on …

Experimental and numerical investigation of the melting process of solar salt in a spherical capsule

Z Tian, Z Liao, C Xu, K Jiang, X Du - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar salt is commonly employed as phase change material in various industrial
applications, particularly in latent heat-based thermal storage systems such as packed beds …

Research on dimensionless structure size of coil heat exchanger in heat discharging process of molten salt single tank heat storage system

X Chen, Y Lu, Q Kong, Z Li, Y Wu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
There has been an increasing attention on single-tank thermal energy storage, attracted by
the low cost, high efficiency and compactness in the operation. However, the most …

Techno-economic comparison of different thermal energy storage technologies for medium-scale CSP plants

M Petrollese, S Arena, M Cascetta, E Casti… - AIP Conference …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
This paper is focused on the ongoing studies at the Ottana Solar Facility, a new
experimental power plant located in Sardinia (Italy). The Ottana solar facility includes a 630 …