Advanced Heat/Mass Exchanger Technology for Geothermal and Solar Renewable Energy Systems
- Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States); University of Nevada, Reno
- Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
Northern Nevada has abundant geothermal and solar energy resources, and these renewable energy sources provide an ample opportunity to produce economically viable power. Heat/mass exchangers are essential components to any energy conversion system. Improvements in the heat/mass exchange process will lead to smaller, less costly (more efficient) systems. There is an emerging heat transfer technology, based on micro/nano/molecular-scale surface science that can be applied to heat/mass exchanger design. The objective is to develop and characterize unique coating materials, surface configurations and membranes capable of accommodating a 10-fold increase in heat/mass exchanger performance via phase change processes (boiling, condensation, etc.) and single phase convective heat/mass transfer.
- Research Organization:
- University of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Geothermal Technologies Office (EE-4G)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0003231
- OSTI ID:
- 1341440
- Report Number(s):
- DE--EE0003231
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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