Gravity-fed Combined Solar Receiver/Storage System Using Sand Particles as Heat Collector, Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Storage Media

A. Crespo Iniesta, M. Diago, T. Delclos, Q. Falcoz, T. Shamim, N. Calvet

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Abstract

An innovative gravity-fed combined solar receiver/storage system for thermal energy storage (TES) is presented for concentrated solar power (CSP) plants with beam down tower configuration. Sand particles are employed as heat collector, heat transfer and thermal energy storage media in contrast to conventionally used materials such as molten salts or synthetic oils. Relevant properties of two sand samples from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) deserts are examined. A prototype of the receiver was manufactured and its elements were characterized. Preliminary tests on the prototype were performed under the concentrated flux of a 2 kW solar furnace and associated results are presented.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)802-811
Number of pages10
JournalEnergy Procedia
Volume69
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2015
EventInternational Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2014 - Beijing, China
Duration: 16 Sep 201419 Sep 2014

Keywords

  • concentrated solar power
  • sand
  • solid particle receiver
  • thermal energy storage

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