Progress in heat transfer research for high-temperature solar thermal applications

Wojciech Lipiński; Ehsan Abbasi-Shavazi; Jingjing Chen; Joe Coventry; Morteza Hangi; Siddharth Iyer; Apurv Kumar; Lifeng Li; Sha Li; John Pye; Juan F. Torres; Bo Wang; Ye Wang; Vincent M. Wheeler

doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.116137

Progress in heat transfer research for high-temperature solar thermal applications

Wojciech Lipiński^*, Ehsan Abbasi-Shavazi, Jingjing Chen, Joe Coventry, Morteza Hangi, Siddharth Iyer, Apurv Kumar, Lifeng Li, Sha Li, John Pye, Juan F. Torres, Bo Wang, Ye Wang, Vincent M. Wheeler

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High-temperature solar thermal energy systems make use of concentrated solar radiation to generate electricity, produce chemical fuels, and drive energy-intensive processing of materials. Heat transfer analyses are essential for system design and optimisation. This article reviews the progress, challenges and opportunities in heat transfer research as applied to high-temperature solar thermal and thermochemical energy systems. The topics discussed include fundamentals of concentrated solar energy collection, convective heat transfer in solar receivers, application of liquid metals as heat transfer media, and heat transfer in non-reacting and reacting two-phase solid–gas systems such as particle–gas flows and gas-saturated porous structures.

Original language	English
Article number	116137
Journal	Applied Thermal Engineering
Volume	184
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.116137
Publication status	Published - 5 Feb 2021

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