Abstract: A methodology is presented for the design of solar thermal chemical processes. The solar receiver efficiency for the high temperature step, defined herein as the ratio of the enthalpy change ...

Abstract: A solar-thermal fluid-wall reactor consisting of three concentric vertical tubes is constructed to dissociate methane to hydrogen and carbon black using concentrated solar power. Several aspects ...

Abstract: A vibrating fluidized bed reactor was constructed and interfaced with the High-Flux Solar Furnace at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO. Various precursor mixtures of aluminum ...