Metal-halide mixtures for latent heat energy storageSome candidates for alkali metal and alkali halide mixtures suitable for thermal energy storage at temperatures 600 C are identified. A solar thermal system application which offer advantages such as precipitation of salt crystals away from heat transfer surfaces, increased thermal conductivity of phase change materials, corrosion inhibition, and a constant monotectic temperature, independent of mixture concentrations. By using the lighters, metal rich phase as a heat transfer medium and the denser, salt rich phase as a phase change material for latent heat storage, undesirable solidification on the heat transfer surface may be prevented, is presented.
Document ID
19820022810
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Chen, K. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Manvi, R. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)