Engineering molten MgCl2–KCl–NaCl salt for high-temperature thermal energy storage: Review on salt properties and corrosion control strategies

C Villada, W Ding, A Bonk, T Bauer - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional thermal energy storage (TES) media and heat transfer fluids (HTFs) currently
used in commercial concentrated solar power (CSP) plants are nitrate-based molten salts …

Investigation of the thermal conductivity of molten LiF-NaF-KF with experiments, theory, and equilibrium molecular dynamics

RC Gallagher, A Birri, NG Russell, AT Phan… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Molten salts are being proposed for numerous advanced energy applications, including
advanced nuclear reactors, concentrating solar power plants, thermal energy storage, and …

High-temperature corrosion of a nickel-based alloy in a molten chloride environment–The effect of thermal and chemical purifications

A Mortazavi, Y Zhao, M Esmaily, A Allanore… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
There is currently an ever-increasing demand for higher process efficiencies in next
generation (Gen3) concentrating solar power (CSP). Higher process efficiencies may be …

Comparative study of corrosion behaviors of SS310 stainless steel in NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 and NaCl-KCl-CaCl2 molten salts

W Duan, T Zhao, T Hou, Z Cui, Y Li, K Wu - Corrosion Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Concentrated solar power plants using chloride molten salt as heat transfer fluids imply high
corrosion risks. The corrosion behaviour of SS310 stainless steel in NaCl-KCl-MgCl 2 and …

Assessment of molten eutectic LiF-NaF-KF density through experimental determination and semiempirical modeling

RC Gallagher, C Agca, N Russell… - Journal of Chemical & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Molten salts have favorable material properties for use in high-temperature energy systems,
including thermal energy storage systems, concentrating solar power plants, nuclear …

Molten chloride salt technology for next-generation CSP plants: Selection of cold tank structural material utilizing corrosion control at 500° C

Q Gong, A Hanke, F Kessel, A Bonk, T Bauer… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract MgCl 2-KCl-NaCl molten chloride salt is a promising candidate for thermal energy
storage medium and heat transfer fluid for next-generation Concentrating Solar Power …

[HTML][HTML] Molten Salt Electrodeposition

U De Silva, TP Coons - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Molten salt electrodeposition is the process of producing impressively dense deposits of
refractory metals using the electrolysis of molten salts. However, predicting which …

Quaternary nitrate and chloride molten salts for the next concentrating solar power plants: Corrosion considerations for the use of AISI 304L steel

M Castro-Quijada, D Jullian, M Walczak… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study addresses the advancement in concentrating solar power (CSP) plants by
transitioning from binary nitrate salts to nitrate and chloride quaternary salts, focusing on the …

Electrochemical behaviour of LiCl-KCl eutectic melts containing moisture as impurity. Part Ii: uranium electrode

L Swain, G Pakhui, A Jain, S Ghosh - Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In Part I, LiCl-KCl eutectic melt purified by chlorine and LiCl-KCl+ xwt.% H 2 O
prepared by thermal equilibration of eutectic mixture with H 2 O at 500° C were analysed for …

Phase change material of copper–germanium alloy as solar latent heat storage at high temperatures

N Gokon, CS Jie, Y Nakano, S Okazaki… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A copper–germanium alloy (Cu–Ge alloy) was examined as a phase change material, at
temperatures exceeding 600° C, for latent heat storage in solar thermal applications. First …