Over the past decade, DEM-based simulation has become a promising alternative to
physical measurements of thermal particulate systems. Despite their rapid advancement and …

High-temperature solar thermal energy systems make use of concentrated solar radiation to
generate electricity, produce chemical fuels, and drive energy-intensive processing of …

This year, 2022, we celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the commercialization of the
fluidized bed reactor. In those years, many new processes have been developed, with many …

The receiver is a key component of a concentrated solar thermal power generation system.
At present, molten salt is typically used for both heat absorption and as a thermal energy …

Thermal energy storage (TES) systems are pivotal in enabling wider adoption of renewable
energy sources by overcoming their intermittent nature. However, many existing TES …

Concentrated solar power technologies are gaining more attention in the last two decades in
order to replace the conventional power technologies and reduce their environmental …

Solid particles are generally considered to be the most suitable heat transfer fluid (HTF) and
thermal energy storage (TES) materials for the next‐generation concentrated solar power …

Large amounts of high-temperature solid granular (HTSG) materials, for example iron-ore
sinters, cement, coke and slags are produced throughout the world in metallurgy and …

Large amounts of high-temperature solid granular (HTSG) materials are produced
throughout the world in metallurgy and building materials industries whose activities are …

Granular flows of sintered bauxite proppants were examined along an inclined plane for
solar thermal energy storage applications. Granular flow properties needed to drive numeric …