Assessing the impact of a novel hemispherical diffuser on a single-tank sensible thermal energy storage system
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In this paper, the effects of an inlet inertial jet on the thermal blending of hot and cold heat transfer fluid (molten salt) for a single tank sensible thermal energy storage system were studied using numerical simulations.About:
This article is published in Renewable Energy.The article was published on 2022-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 10 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermocline & Diffuser (optics).read more
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Progress in research and technological advancements of thermal energy storage systems for concentrated solar power
TL;DR: A comprehensive review on the actual state of all major components of cutting-edge thermal energy storage (TES) technologies for CSP application and condenses all the available information and categorizes them considering the main functional parts and remarking the current research progress in each part as well as the future challenging issues as discussed by the authors .
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Optimized flow distributor for stabilized thermal stratification in a single-medium thermocline storage tank: A numerical and experimental study
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors investigated the impact of flow injection on the temperature stratification inside single-medium thermocline storage tanks and proposed a new type of fluid diffuser, namely the Ring-Opening Plate Distributors (ROPDs).
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Dynamic simulation of a four tank 200 m3 seasonal thermal energy storage system oriented to air conditioning at a dietary supplements factory
Arkadiusz Szczęśniak,Jarosław Milewski,Olaf Dybiński,Kamil Futyma,Jakub Skibinski,Aliaksandr Martsinchyk +5 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors compared the performance of single and multi-tank thermal energy storage with the thermocline moving from tank to tank and compared the results with single tank storage.
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Study on Thermal Performance of Single-Tank Thermal Energy Storage System with Thermocline in Solar Thermal Utilization
TL;DR: In this paper , a two-dimensional flow and heat transfer model of a cylindrical storage tank with water as heat transfer fluid (HTF) is developed, in which the effects of time, flow velocity, and height-to-diameter ratio of the tank on the thermocline thickness have been highlighted.
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Thermocline dynamics in a thermally stratified water tank under different operation modes
TL;DR: In this article , the mixing mechanism of negative buoyancy jet at the inlet and the variation trend of thermocline in the tank under different operating modes were explored numerically and experimentally.
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Antoni Gil,Marc Medrano,Ingrid Martorell,Ana Lázaro,Pablo Dolado,Belén Zalba,Luisa F. Cabeza +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the different storage concepts are reviewed and classified, and modellization of such systems is reviewed, and all materials considered in literature or plants are listed. But only a few plants in the world have tested high temperature thermal energy storage systems.
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Thermal energy storage technologies and systems for concentrating solar power plants
TL;DR: In this article, a review of thermal energy storage system design methodologies and the factors to be considered at different hierarchical levels for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants is presented.
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Review on concentrating solar power plants and new developments in high temperature thermal energy storage technologies
Ming Liu,N.H. Steven Tay,Stuart Bell,Martin Belusko,Rhys Jacob,Geoffrey Will,Wasim Saman,Frank Bruno +7 more
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.
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Two-tank molten salt storage for parabolic trough solar power plants
TL;DR: In this article, an engineering study was carried out to evaluate a concept where another (less expensive) liquid medium such as molten salt is utilized as storage medium rather than the heat transfer fluid (HTF) itself.
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Development of a Molten-Salt Thermocline Thermal Storage System for Parabolic Trough Plants
TL;DR: In this paper, the development of a thermocline system that uses molten-nitrate salt as the heat transfer fluid is described and compared to a two-tank molten salt system.