Molten Salt Technology for High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2022) | Viewed by 827
Special Issue Editor
Interests: concentrating solar power; heat transfer fluids; molten salts; high temperature corrosion; thermophysical properties; thermal decomposition; synthetic fuel production
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Molten salts are state-of-the-art heat transfer fluids (HTFs) and thermal energy storage (TES) in modern and next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, but also play a vital role in the fields of waste heat recovery and steam supply. Only recently has the use of molten salts as catalysts for synthetic fuel production, or as electrolyte in liquid metal batteries received more attention; both applications represent innovative pathways for the use of inorganic molten salts.
New technology concepts and novel molten salt candidates generally aim at lowering the capital costs and improving the operational behavior of established systems. Therefore, it is crucial to perform high-precision experiments to determine their thermophysical and chemical properties, to perform thermodynamic modelling, and to assess interaction characteristics with structural materials that are in direct contact.
This Special Issue will publish outstanding research and review papers related to the development, qualification, and modelling of state-of-the-art inorganic molten salts as well as their advanced use in new fields of application. The main topics covered are advanced thermophysical property analysis and improvement, thermodynamic modelling, high-temperature corrosion, and thermal stability enhancement and assessment.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Alexander Bonk
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- concentrating Solar Power
- heat transfer fluids
- thermal energy storage
- molten salts
- high temperature corrosion
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