A coupled CFD–DEM approach to model the in-trough mixing in a multi-stage solar particle receiver

Concentrated solar power (CSP) is expected to reach economic competitiveness with conventional power plants in the foreseeable future. The use of fine-grained ceramic particles as a heat transfer fluid (HTF) for CSP is a promising alternative to other HTFs such as molten salts and nanofluids. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Sahan Trushad Wickramasooriya Kuruneru, Jin-Soo Kim, Yen Chean Soo Too, Daniel Potter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Energy Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721007824