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Molten Salt-Carbon Nanotube Thermal Energy Storage for Concentrating Solar Power Systems Final Report
Schuller, Michael ; Little, Frank ; Malik, Darren ; Betts, Matt ; Shao, Qian ; Luo, Jun ; Zhong, Wan ; Shankar, Sandhya ; Padmanaban, Ashwin
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
关键词: 25 Energy Storage;    Corrosion;    14 Solar Energy;    Melting Points;    Thermal Conductivity;   
DOI  :  10.2172/1036948
RP-ID  :  DOE/GO18154
RP-ID  :  FG36-08GO18154
RP-ID  :  1036948
美国|英语
来源: UNT Digital Library
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【 摘 要 】

We demonstrated that adding nanoparticles to a molten salt would increase its utility as a thermal energy storage medium for a concentrating solar power system. Specifically, we demonstrated that we could increase the specific heat of nitrate and carbonate salts containing 1% or less of alumina nanoparticles. We fabricated the composite materials using both evaporative and air drying methods. We tested several thermophysical properties of the composite materials, including the specific heat, thermal conductivity, latent heat, and melting point. We also assessed the stability of the composite material with repeated thermal cycling and the effects of adding the nanoparticles on the corrosion of stainless steel by the composite salt. Our results indicate that stable, repeatable 25-50% improvements in specific heat are possible for these materials. We found that using these composite salts as the thermal energy storage material for a concentrating solar thermal power system can reduce the levelized cost of electricity by 10-20%. We conclude that these materials are worth further development and inclusion in future concentrating solar power systems.

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