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A Simplified Numerical Approach to Characterize the Thermal Response of a Moving Bed Solar Reactor
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Concentrated solar thermochemical storage in the form of a zero-emission fuel is a promising option to produce long-duration energy storage. Solar fuel is produced using a cavity reactor that captures concentrated solar ...
A Forward Feedback Control Scheme for a Solar Thermochemical Moving Bed Counter-Current Flow Reactor
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Pelletized thermochemical energy storage media has a potential for long-duration energy storage. Production of solid-state energy storage media can be done within a cavity chemical reactor that captures concentrated solar ...
Implementation of a Model Predictive Control Strategy to Regulate Temperature Inside Plug-Flow Solar Reactor With Countercurrent Flow
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Solar-driven thermochemical energy storage systems are proven to be promising energy carriers (solar fuels) to utilize solar energy by using reactive solid-state pellets. However, the production of solar fuel requires a ...
Design of a Combined Proportional Integral Derivative Controller to Regulate the Temperature Inside a High-Temperature Tubular Solar Reactor
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Solar fuels are proven to be promising candidates for thermochemical energy storage. However, the transient nature of solar radiation is an obstacle to maintaining a stable operational temperature inside a solar reactor. ...
Ultra-High Temperature Thermal Conductivity Measurements of a Reactive Magnesium Manganese Oxide Porous Bed Using a Transient Hot Wire Method
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Pelletized magnesium manganese oxide shows promise for high temperature thermochemical energy storage. It can be thermally reduced in the temperature range between 1250 °C and 1500 °C and re-oxidized with air at typical ...