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RISGranular Flow and Heat Transfer Study in a Near Blackbody Enclosed Particle Receiver
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Concentrating solar power (CSP) is an effective means of converting solar energy into electricity with an energy storage capability for continuous, dispatchable, renewable power generation. However, challenges with current ...
Analysis of Solar Receiver Performance for Chemical-Looping Integration With a Concentrating Solar Thermal System
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper introduces a chemical-looping configuration integrated with a concentrating solar thermal (CST) system. The CST system uses an array of mirrors to focus sunlight, and the concentrated solar flux is applied to a ...
Analysis of a Fluidized-Bed Particle/Supercritical-CO2 Heat Exchanger in a Concentrating Solar Power System
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Concentrating solar power (CSP) development has focused on increasing the energy conversion efficiency and lowering the capital cost. To improve performance, CSP research is moving to high-temperature and high-efficiency ...
Fluidized Bed Technology for Concentrating Solar Power With Thermal Energy Storage
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A generalized modeling method is introduced and used to evaluate thermal energy storage (TES) performance. The method describes TES performance metrics in terms of three efficiencies: firstlaw efficiency, secondlaw efficiency, ...
Fuel Cell Backup Power System for Grid Service and Microgrid in Telecommunication Applications
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents the feasibility and economics of using fuel cell backup power systems in telecommunication cell towers to provide grid services (e.g., ancillary services, demand response (DR)) as well as power for cell ...
Preliminary Component Design and Cost Estimation of a Novel Electric-Thermal Energy Storage System Using Solid Particles
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Energy storage will become indispensable to complement the uncertainty of intermittent renewable resources and to firm the electricity supply as renewable power generation becomes the mainstream new-built energy source and ...
Two-Fluid and Discrete Element Modeling of a Parallel Plate Fluidized Bed Heat Exchanger for Concentrating Solar Power
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A novel high-temperature particle solar receiver is developed using a light trapping planar cavity configuration. As particles fall through the cavity, the concentrated solar radiation warms the boundaries of the receiver ...
Fabrication, Modeling, and Testing of a Prototype Thermal Energy Storage Containment
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Increasing penetration of variable renewable energy resources requires the deployment of energy storage at a range of durations. Long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies will fulfill the need to firm variable ...
On-Sun Testing of a High-Temperature Solar Receiver’s Flux Distribution
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Concentrated solar power (CSP) is a promising technology in transitioning to renewable energy because of its abundance in nature and thermal energy storage (TES) capability. Among the four types of available CSP technology, ...
Heat Transfer Characteristics of Particle and Air Flow Through Additively Manufactured Lattice Frame Material Based on Octet-Shape Topology
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Particle-to-supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) heat exchanger is a critical component in next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) plants. The inherently low heat transfer between falling particles and sCO2 imposes ...