Encapsulated High Temperature PCM as Active Filler Material in a Thermocline-based Thermal Storage System
- Muñoz-Sánchez, B.
- Iparraguirre-Torres, I.
- Madina-Arrese, V.
- Izagirre-Etxeberria, U.
- Unzurrunzaga-Iturbe, A.
- García-Romero, A.
Publication date
May 2015
DOI Publisher
The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.Abstract
AbstractA great concern in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is to boost energy harvesting systems, by finding materials with enhanced thermal performance. Phase Change Materials (PCM) have emerged as a promising option, due to their high thermal storage density compared to sensible storage materials currently used in CSP. A thermal storage system for solar power plants is proposed, a thermocline tank with PCM capsules together with filler materials, based on multi-layered solid-PCM (MLSPCM) thermocline-like storage tank concept [1,2]. A detailed selection of the most suitable high temperature PCM, their containment materials and encapsulation methods are shown
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