Solar and other renewable energy driven gas-solid thermochemical energy storage (TCES)
technology is a promising solution for the next generation energy storage systems due to its …

Thermal and thermochemical processes can be efficiently developed and carried out in
fluidized beds, due to the unique properties of fluidized suspensions of solid particles and to …

Solar-driven biomass gasification is a promising technology to improve the utilization
efficiency of solar energy and biomass, which also enhances the thermochemical storage …

Gas cyclones are common device in various industries to separate solid particles and/or
droplets from gas streams. Nonetheless, the mathematical modelling of gas cyclone has …

Thermochemical energy storage is gaining widespread consideration to increase energy
dispatchability in concentrating solar thermal power plants. Accordingly, excess solar energy …

In the present study a novel directly-irradiated fluidized bed autothermal reactor (DIFBAR)
for solar-driven chemical processing is presented. The reactor exploits the very concept of …

The paper investigates the flow structure in a tangential vortex chamber based on numerical
simulation of unsteady turbulent flow by the LES method. The swirl flow in a cylindrical …

The advancements of the Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) technologies in the heat and
power sector are pushing researchers to find new ways to exploit solar energy. Solar-driven …

In this study, the effects of helical spring vortex generators on the thermal performance and
pressure drop of particle solar receivers are investigated. Four different types of materials …

We report a joint experimental and numerical study on the global thermal performance of a
novel windowless vortex-based cavity receiver for potential thermal processing of …