Design and optimization of nanoparticle-pigmented solar selective absorber coatings for high-temperature concentrating solar thermal systems
Abstract
In this paper, we present a systematic approach for the design and optimization of nanoparticle-pigmented solar selective absorbers for operation at 750 °C. Using the scattering and absorption cross-sections calculated by Lorenz-Mie scattering theory as input, we employ a four-flux radiative transfer method to investigate the solar selectivity mechanism and optimize the optical-to-thermal conversion efficiency (ηtherm) as a function of the metallic nanoparticle material, the nanoparticle diameter, the volume fraction, and the coating thickness. Among the nanoparticle material candidates in this study, C54-TiSi2 is the best option with an optimized ηtherm = 87.0% for a solar concentration ratio of C = 100 and ηtherm = 94.4% for C = 1000 at 750 °C. NiSi is also a promising candidate comparable to TiSi2 in thermal efficiency, Experimentally, an un-optimized 200 nm-diameter TiSi2 nanoparticle-silicone solar selective coating has already achieved ηtherm = 89.8% for C = 1000 at 750 °C. This performance is consistent with the theoretical model and close to the thermal efficiency of the commercial Pyromark 2500 coatings (90.1%). We also demonstrate that Ni/NiSi core-shell structures embedded in the SiO1.5 matrix is thermally stable at 750 °C for 1000 h in air. Lastly, these results indicate that silicide cermet coatingsmore »
- Authors:
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- Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1511165
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1417521
- Grant/Contract Number:
- EE0007112
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 123; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 14 SOLAR ENERGY
Citation Formats
Wang, Xiaoxin, Yu, Xiaobai, Fu, Sidan, Lee, Eldred, Kekalo, Katerina, and Liu, Jifeng. Design and optimization of nanoparticle-pigmented solar selective absorber coatings for high-temperature concentrating solar thermal systems. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.5009252.
Wang, Xiaoxin, Yu, Xiaobai, Fu, Sidan, Lee, Eldred, Kekalo, Katerina, & Liu, Jifeng. Design and optimization of nanoparticle-pigmented solar selective absorber coatings for high-temperature concentrating solar thermal systems. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5009252
Wang, Xiaoxin, Yu, Xiaobai, Fu, Sidan, Lee, Eldred, Kekalo, Katerina, and Liu, Jifeng. Fri .
"Design and optimization of nanoparticle-pigmented solar selective absorber coatings for high-temperature concentrating solar thermal systems". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5009252. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1511165.
@article{osti_1511165,
title = {Design and optimization of nanoparticle-pigmented solar selective absorber coatings for high-temperature concentrating solar thermal systems},
author = {Wang, Xiaoxin and Yu, Xiaobai and Fu, Sidan and Lee, Eldred and Kekalo, Katerina and Liu, Jifeng},
abstractNote = {In this paper, we present a systematic approach for the design and optimization of nanoparticle-pigmented solar selective absorbers for operation at 750 °C. Using the scattering and absorption cross-sections calculated by Lorenz-Mie scattering theory as input, we employ a four-flux radiative transfer method to investigate the solar selectivity mechanism and optimize the optical-to-thermal conversion efficiency (ηtherm) as a function of the metallic nanoparticle material, the nanoparticle diameter, the volume fraction, and the coating thickness. Among the nanoparticle material candidates in this study, C54-TiSi2 is the best option with an optimized ηtherm = 87.0% for a solar concentration ratio of C = 100 and ηtherm = 94.4% for C = 1000 at 750 °C. NiSi is also a promising candidate comparable to TiSi2 in thermal efficiency, Experimentally, an un-optimized 200 nm-diameter TiSi2 nanoparticle-silicone solar selective coating has already achieved ηtherm = 89.8% for C = 1000 at 750 °C. This performance is consistent with the theoretical model and close to the thermal efficiency of the commercial Pyromark 2500 coatings (90.1%). We also demonstrate that Ni/NiSi core-shell structures embedded in the SiO1.5 matrix is thermally stable at 750 °C for 1000 h in air. Lastly, these results indicate that silicide cermet coatings are promising to achieve high optical performance and high temperature thermal stability simultaneously.},
doi = {10.1063/1.5009252},
journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
number = 3,
volume = 123,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 19 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Fri Jan 19 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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