Thermophysical properties enhancement and characterization of CuO nanoparticles enhanced HITEC molten salt for concentrated solar power applications

• Main Authors: Aljaerani, Hatem Ahmad, M., Samykano, A. K., Pandey, K., Kadirgama, George, Mathew, R., Saidur
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34706/7/Thermophysical%20properties%20enhancement%20and%20characterization.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34706/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2022.105898; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2022.105898

Molten salts are utilized in concentrated solar power (CSP) as a working fluid to store and transfer solar thermal energy. In this study, we attempted to enhance the thermal energy storage (TES) characteristics of the ternary nitrate molten salt of KNO3, NaNO2, and NaNO3, also known as HITEC molten...