Advanced, high-temperature molten-salt storage
Advanced molten salts (hydroxides, carbonates, and chlorides) are being researched for solar thermal applications. These salts may be used in both the receiver working fluid and in thermal energy storage. Potential applications include electric power production, fuel and chemical production, and high-temperature process heat. Molten salts can store sensible heat at temperatures up to 1100/sup 0/C in a thermocline system with a unique insulating platform (raft) that floats between the hot and cold molten salts. Overall solar thermal and thermal storage systems are described, and also the economic potential of the systems is assessed. In current research, the performance of insulating raft thermocline is being tested and materials compatibility is being studied.
- Research Organization:
- Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-77CH00178
- OSTI ID:
- 7065693
- Report Number(s):
- SERI/TP-252-1684; CONF-820827-23; ON: DE82020852
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONATES
CENTRAL RECEIVERS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
COMPATIBILITY
DESIGN
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HEAT STORAGE
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXIDES
MATERIALS
MOLTEN SALTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POWER PLANTS
SALTS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SODIUM HYDROXIDES
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR RECEIVERS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
STORAGE
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS