Abstract: Experimental and theoretical simulations of a novel sustainable desalination process have been carried out. The simulated process consists of pumping seawater through a solar heater before flashing it under vacuum in an ...

Abstract: This study describes the development and characterization of novel hightemperature thermal storage media, based on inclusion of transition metal chlorides in the potassium–sodium chloride eutectic system, (K–Na)Cl ...

Abstract: Supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) can be used both as a heat transfer and working fluid in solar power tower plants. The main concern in the design of a direct sCO2 receiver is the high operating pressures, i.e., close ...

Abstract: A hightemperature, sensible heat thermal energy storage (TES) system is designed for use in a central receiver concentrating solar power plant. Air is used as the heat transfer fluid and solid bricks made out of a high ...

Abstract: This paper presents a performance analysis of a supercritical organic Rankine cycle (SORC) with various working fluids with thermal energy provided from a geothermal energy source. In the present study, a number of pure ...

Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the heat transfer during the melting process of a hightemperature (>800 آ°C) phasechange material (PCM) encapsulated in a vertical cylindrical container. The energy ...