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Qiang Peng
Bio: Qiang Peng is an academic researcher from Sun Yat-sen University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Molten salt & Sodium nitrate. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 229 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors focused on thermal stability of molten salts and their thermo-physical properties at high temperature and found that 5% additive A had higher thermal stability and its best operating temperature would be increased to 550°C from 500°C when comparing to ternary nitrate salt.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors focused on thermal stability of multi-component molten salt consisting of potassium nitrate, sodium nitrite, sodium ammonium, and sodium nitrate and one kind of additives such as A, B and C at a high temperature.
Abstract: This paper focuses on thermal stability of molten salts consisting of potassium nitrate, sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate and one kind of additives such as A, B and C at a high temperature. The multi-component molten salts were prepared by mixing the pure salts, heating statically to the melting state and then cooling to room temperature to form the mixed molten salts. The stability experiments were carried out at 500 and 550°C, and the experiment found that the molten salt with 5% additive A performed better high-temperature thermal stability and its optimum operating temperature was increased to 550 from 500°C. XRD and DSC analyses indicated that the molten salt with 5% additive A had a lower freezing point and a higher phase change latent heat. Besides, the concentration of NO 2 anion in the molten salt was analyzed and the results showed that the main reaction for the molten salts in air was nitrite thermal oxidation at 500 and 550°C. In addition, the energy used for the oxidation of nitrite would be increased with an increase in additives and the prolonging of reaction time at the same time.
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01 Jan 2008
TL;DR: In this article, the thermal stability and thermal cycling analysis of quaternary molten salt, XRD and DSC tests showed that 5% additive A had higher thermal stability while adding 10%, 15% additive B, additive C, additive A, additive B and additive C respectively.
Abstract: Heat transfer medium in solar thermal power stations are used by molten salts materials. Quaternary molten salts which were composed of potassium nitrate, sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate when adding 5%, 10%, 15% additive A, additive B, additive C respectively were prepared. Thermal stability and thermal cycling analysis of molten salts, XRD and DSC tests showed molten salt with 5% additive A had higher thermal stability. Its optimum operating temperature would be increased to 550°C from 500°C. This kind of heat transfer medium had high phase change latent heat and low melting point. So it could reduce the size of system and requirement for energy. The efficiency of its using energy was higher and the effect of energy saving was better. Besides, this kind of molten salt may also supply theoretical prediction for molten salts synthesis and basic method for project application.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a comprehensive summary of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants both in operation and under construction, covering the available technologies for the receiver, thermal storage, power block and heat transfer fluid.
Abstract: A concentrating solar power (CSP) system converts sunlight into a heat source which can be used to drive a conventional power plant. Thermal energy storage (TES) improves the dispatchability of a CSP plant. Heat can be stored in either sensible, latent or thermochemical storage. Commercial deployment of CSP systems have been achieved in recent years with the two-tank sensible storage system using molten salt as the storage medium. Considerable research effort has been conducted to improve the efficiency of the CSP system and make the cost of electricity comparable to that of the conventional fossil-fuel power plant. This paper provides a comprehensive summary of CSP plants both in operation and under construction. It covers the available technologies for the receiver, thermal storage, power block and heat transfer fluid. This paper also reviews developments in high temperature TES over the past decade with a focus on sensible and latent heat storage. High temperature corrosion and economic aspects of these systems are also discussed.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the current status of heat transfer fluid, which is one of the critical components for storing and transferring thermal energy in concentrating solar power systems, is reviewed in detail, particularly regarding the melting temperature, thermal stability limit and corrosion issues.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the use of the CaL process to store Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and proposed a CSP-CaL integration scheme, which is characterized by a CO 2 closed loop for the Ca-Looping cycle and power production, which provides heat decoupled from the solar source and temperatures well above the ∼550°C limit.
217 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized the current status and new trends in concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, analyzed the technology cost and their evolution during the last years, with special focus on thermal storage.
169 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the available data for the relevant properties that are important to a salt system for storage and heat transfer applications are reviewed, including melting point, density, viscosity, heat capacity and thermal conductivity.
165 citations