High-temperature particle receivers can increase the operating temperature of concentrating
solar power (CSP) systems, improving solar-to-electric efficiency and lowering costs. Unlike …

This paper provides a review of current state-of-the-art commercial central receiver systems
and emerging technologies intended to increase the outlet temperature to> 700° C …

This chapter reviews new solar thermal receiver designs to achieve higher temperatures for
higher-efficiency power cycles and high-temperature thermochemical processes. Direct …

The key to achieve an economically more attractive concentrated solar power plant is to
work at higher operating temperatures, allowing both higher power conversion efficiencies …

A multidisciplinary design optimization of the 5 MW th, demonstration-scale Small Particle
Heat Exchange Receiver (SPHER) developed under the US DOE SunShot Initiative is …

Abstract While current commercial Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants utilize Rankine
steam cycles in the power block, there is a goal to develop higher-efficiency plants based on …

Non-renewable resources are being used at alarming rates in order to fulfill our need for
energy. In 2008, 87% of the energy that we consumed came from non-renewable resources …

We present a design space exploration of a 5 MWth Small Particle Solar Receiver for solar
tower power plants. This new solar receiver, developed under the support of the US …

This thesis documents the development, implementation and simulation outcomes of the
Discrete Ordinates Radiation Model in ANSYS FLUENT simulating the radiative heat …

Advanced Power Generation Systems: Thermal Sources evaluates advances made in heat-
to-power technologies for conventional combustion heat and nuclear heat, along with …