Enhancement of Thermodynamics Property of Gold-Nanofluids Synthesized in Thermal Storage Alkali Chlorate Salt for Concentration Solar Plants

Abstract:

Concentrated solar thermal power generation is becoming a very attractive renewable energy production system among all the different renewable options, as it has have a better potential for dispatchability. Thus, of all components, thermal storage is a key one. However, it is also one of the less developed. The appropriate heat transfer fluid and storage medium is a key technological issue for the future success of solar thermal technologies. Molten salt as the most promising thermal energy storage medium in large-scale industrial application, the method which can improve the thermal storage ability should be proposed. But studies on this area are rare.This study will lay a foundation for the application of gold nanoparticles in molten salt which can remarkably improve the thermodynamic property. Thermal analysis methods and scanning electron microscope (SEM) are utilized to provide a review of the gold-salt composite materials microstructure.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 827)
• Pages: 176-180
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.827.176
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Di Wu, Shi Liu
• Keywords: Concentration Solar Plants, Gold Nanoparticle, Molten Salt, Thermal Analysis

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