Materials properties characterization in the most extreme environments

DK Schreiber, R Schwaiger, M Heilmaier… - MRS Bulletin, 2022 - Springer
There is an ever-increasing need for material systems to operate in the most extreme
environments encountered in space exploration, energy production, and propulsion …

Volumetric solar carbon dioxide receiver designs with geometric parameters optimized in combination

X Ni, B Liu, H Feng, Y Zhang, D Liu, Q Li - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Porous volumetric solar receivers with carbon dioxide as the working fluid can
simultaneously harvest solar energy and utilize carbon dioxide. This means they hold …

Comparative investigation on dynamic hot corrosion behavior of 347H in quaternary molten salt and its nanofluids

R Xu, C Zhang, L Ma, G Wang, Y Wu, Y Lu - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Molten salt corrosion behavior plays an important role in the safe operation of molten salt
thermal energy storage system. In this work, the dynamic corrosion behavior of 347H …

Corrosion-resistant thermal spray coatings for low-alloy steel in contact with molten nitrate salts in solar power plants

N Li, Y Che, S Liu, J Wang, X Cui, T **ong - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The longevity and the cost of thermal energy storage (TES) components in solar power
plants is a matter of great concern. To address this issue, three kinds of thermal spray …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the additive manufacturing process on the high-temperature corrosion of 316L steel in the presence of NaCl–KCl–ZnCl2 molten solar salt

N Abu-Warda, S García-Rodríguez, B Torres… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
A comparative study of the high-temperature oxidation and corrosion resistance of wrought
and additive manufacturing selective laser melting (SLM) 316L stainless steel was …

Effect of dynamic conditions on high-temperature corrosion of ternary carbonate salt for thermal energy storage applications

L González-Fernández, M Intxaurtieta-Carcedo… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Li 2 CO 3–Na 2 CO 3–K 2 CO 3 salt is one of the candidates for 3 rd generation
concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, aiming to increase the operational temperature. This …

Effect of thermal cycling on the corrosion behaviour of stainless steels and Ni-based alloys in molten salts under air and argon

Q Liu, J Qian, R Barker, C Wang, A Neville, F Pessu - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
High temperature corrosion of materials in molten salt is of great interest to renewable
energy production industry, especially the wide application of molten salts as thermal energy …

Effect of gas management on corrosion resistance in molten solar salt up to 620° C: Corrosion of SS316-types and SS347

A Bonk, W Ding, A Hanke, M Braun, J Müller, S Klein… - Corrosion …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of stabilizing molten salt chemistry on the corrosion
behavior of four steel types at temperatures ranging from 570° C to 620° C. The research …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of solar receiver corrosion conditions during operation to aid in the design of receiver-corrosion lab tests

M Laporte-Azcue, A Acosta-Iborra, D Santana - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar power tower plants widely rely on molten nitrite salt as heat transfer fluid and storage
media. However, its corrosiveness endangers several metallic components, with central …

Molten salts tanks thermal energy storage: aspects to consider during design

C Prieto, A Blindu, LF Cabeza, J Valverde, G García - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Concentrating solar power plants use sensible thermal energy storage, a mature technology
based on molten salts, due to the high storage efficiency (up to 99%). Both parabolic trough …