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

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 …

This study established a complete heat transfer prediction model that integrates four heat
transfer sub-models, including contact heat conduction, gas film heat conduction, heat …

A novel solar receiver that uses solid particles as a heat transfer fluid is being developed at
the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for use in concentrating solar power plants. The …

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 …

Moving bed heat exchangers are a central element in solar thermal power plants using
granular heat transfer fluids. Their performance is determined by a complex granular flow …

The van der Waals force between contacting surfaces depends strongly on the surface
roughness. Theories that allow for estimating the adhesion force, or the force to separate …

The potential for inert oxide particles as a heat transfer and thermal energy storage (TES)
media in concentrating solar power (CSP) depends in part on particle receiver designs that …

A novel particle-to-particle contact thermal resistance model is proposed in this study, based
on the concept of analogy between force and heat transfer. The distribution of heat flux on …

A heater where particles fall under gravity and flow over a series of hot angled surfaces is
simulated. The conductive, convective, and interphase heat transfer are simulated for all …