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Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Wind Influence on Scaled-Up Open Volumetric Cavity Receivers

Maximilian Drexelius, Peter Schwarzbözl
Proc. ASME. ES2024, ASME 2024 18th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T05A003, July 15–17, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2024-130498
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2024-130498
View Paper titled, Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Wind Influence on Scaled-Up Open Volumetric Cavity Receivers
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Topics: Cavities, Wind
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Optical Analysis and Optimization of a New Receiver for Solar Parabolic Trough Collectors (DETECTIVE)

Hossein Ebadi, Diego-César Alarcón-Padilla, Juan José Contreras Keegan, Rafael Eduardo Guedez Mata, Silvia Trevisan, Loreto Valenzuela Gutiérrez, Eduardo Zarza Moya, Laura Savoldi
Proc. ASME. ES2024, ASME 2024 18th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T05A001, July 15–17, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2024-130019
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2024-130019
View Paper titled, Optical Analysis and Optimization of a New Receiver for Solar Parabolic Trough Collectors (DETECTIVE)
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Topics: Cavities, Optimization, Parabolic troughs, Ray tracing, Solar energy, Design, Absorption, Computer software, Metals, Reflection
Proceedings Papers

A Techno-Economic Analysis of a 50MWth Light-Trapping Cavity-Planar Solar Receiver Tower Capital Expenditures and its Cost Mitigation Strategies

Mathew Farias, Zhiwen Ma, Janna Martinek, Ben Xu
Proc. ASME. ES2024, ASME 2024 18th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T07A002, July 15–17, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2024-131174
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2024-131174
View Paper titled, A Techno-Economic Analysis of a 50MWth Light-Trapping Cavity-Planar Solar Receiver Tower Capital Expenditures and its Cost Mitigation Strategies
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Topics: Cavities, Design, Economics , Solar energy
Proceedings Papers

Design Methodology of a Concentrating Solar Volumetric Receiver

Tufan Akba, Derek Baker, M. Pınar Mengüç
Proc. ASME. ES2023, ASME 2023 17th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T05A003, July 10–12, 2023
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2023-106966
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2023-106966
View Paper titled, Design Methodology of a Concentrating Solar Volumetric Receiver
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Topics: Design methodology, Optimization, Solar energy, Design, Temperature, Cavities, Porous materials, Energy sustainability, Engineering simulation, Flow (Dynamics)
Proceedings Papers

Multiphase Modeling in a Parallel Plate Fluidized Bed Receiver for Concentrating Solar Power

Krutika Appaswamy, Jason Schirck, Chathusha Punchi Wedikkara, Aaron Morris, Zhiwen Ma
Proc. ASME. ES2023, ASME 2023 17th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T05A001, July 10–12, 2023
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2023-106824
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2023-106824
View Paper titled, Multiphase Modeling in a Parallel Plate Fluidized Bed Receiver for Concentrating Solar Power
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Topics: Concentrating solar power, Fluidized beds, Heat exchangers, Modeling, Particulate matter, Cavities, Flow (Dynamics), Heat transfer coefficients, Boundary-value problems, Computer simulation
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Proposed Design and Integration of 1.3 MW e Pre-Commercial Demonstration Particle Heating Receiver Based Concentrating Solar Power Plant

Muhammad Sarfraz, Ryan Yeung, Kenzo Repole, Matthew Golob, Sheldon Jeter, Hany Al-Ansary, Abdelrahman El-Leathy, Shaker Alaqel, Nader S. Saleh, Rageh Saeed, Abdulelah Alswaiyd
Proc. ASME. ES2021, ASME 2021 15th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T02A005, June 16–18, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2021-62529
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2021-62529
View Paper titled, Proposed Design and Integration of 1.3 MW e Pre-Commercial Demonstration Particle Heating Receiver Based Concentrating Solar Power Plant
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Topics: Concentrating solar power, Design, Heating, Particulate matter, Solar energy, Storage, Heat losses, High temperature, Temperature, Bulk solids
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Preliminary Design Development, Laboratory Testing, and Optimization of a 6.6 MW-Thermal All-Refractory Particle Heating Receiver

Ryan Yeung, Muhammad Sarfraz, Kenzo Repole, Sheldon Jeter, Abdulelah Alswaiyd, Shaker Alaqel, Abdelrahman El-Leathy, Hany Al-Ansary
Proc. ASME. ES2021, ASME 2021 15th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T02A007, June 16–18, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2021-62902
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2021-62902
View Paper titled, Preliminary Design Development, Laboratory Testing, and Optimization of a 6.6 MW-Thermal All-Refractory Particle Heating Receiver
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Topics: Design, Heating, Optimization, Particulate matter, Testing, Heat, Ceramics, Flow (Dynamics), Cavities, Modeling
Proceedings Papers

A Flexible Thermal Model for Solar Cavity Receivers Using Analytical View Factors

Jacob A. Kerkhoff, Michael J. Wagner
Proc. ASME. ES2021, ASME 2021 15th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T02A014, June 16–18, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2021-63810
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2021-63810
View Paper titled, A Flexible Thermal Model for Solar Cavity Receivers Using Analytical View Factors
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Topics: Cavities, Radiation (Physics), Simulation, Solar energy
Proceedings Papers

Selective Infrared Energy Harvesting by Nanoparticle Dispersions in Solar Thermal Desalination Systems

James S. Hammonds, Kimani A. Stancil, Olalekan S. Adewuyi
Proc. ASME. ES2020, ASME 2020 14th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T02A009, June 17–18, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2020-1654
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2020-1654
View Paper titled, Selective Infrared Energy Harvesting by Nanoparticle Dispersions in Solar Thermal Desalination Systems
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Topics: Disperse systems, Energy harvesting, Nanoparticles, Solar energy, Chain, Cavities, Dipoles (Electromagnetism), Emissivity, Finite difference time-domain analysis, Heat
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Analysis of Concentrating Solar Thermal System to Support Thermochemical Energy Storage or Solar Fuel Generation Processes

Patrick Davenport, Janna Martinek, Zhiwen Ma
Proc. ASME. ES2019, ASME 2019 13th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T03A005, July 14–17, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2019-3871
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2019-3871
View Paper titled, Analysis of Concentrating Solar Thermal System to Support Thermochemical Energy Storage or Solar Fuel Generation Processes
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Topics: Cavities, Energy storage, Fuels, Solar energy, Thermal systems
Proceedings Papers

Design Features of the World’s First Commercial Concentrating Solar Power Plant Using the Particle Heating Receiver Concept

Hany Al-Ansary, Abdelrahman El-Leathy, Sheldon Jeter, Matthew Golob, Clayton Nguyen, Eldwin Djajadiwinata, Shaker Alaqel, Rageh Saeed, Said Abdel-Khalik, Zeyad Al-Suhaibani, Syed Danish, Nader Saleh, Ahmed Al-Balawi, Fahad Al-Harthi, Salem Bashraheel, Hatim Gandayh
Proc. ASME. ES2019, ASME 2019 13th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T03A003, July 14–17, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2019-3856
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2019-3856
View Paper titled, Design Features of the World’s First Commercial Concentrating Solar Power Plant Using the Particle Heating Receiver Concept
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Topics: Concentrating solar power, Design, Heating, Particulate matter, Temperature, Heat exchangers, High temperature, Integrated systems, Solar energy, Turbines
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Analysis of Solar Receiver Performance for Chemical-Looping Integration With a Concentrating Solar Thermal System

Zhiwen Ma, Janna Martinek
Proc. ASME. ES2018, ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T10A001, June 24–28, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2018-7185
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2018-7185
View Paper titled, Analysis of Solar Receiver Performance for Chemical-Looping Integration With a Concentrating Solar Thermal System
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Topics: Solar energy, Thermal systems, Thermal energy, Fuels, Cavities, Chemical processes, Cycles, Design, Electric power generation, Energy generation
Proceedings Papers

Numerical Evaluation of Novel Particle Release Patterns in High-Temperature Falling Particle Receivers

Brantley Mills, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2017, ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T05A016, June 26–30, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2017-3689
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2017-3689
View Paper titled, Numerical Evaluation of Novel Particle Release Patterns in High-Temperature Falling Particle Receivers
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Topics: High temperature, Particulate matter, Flow (Dynamics), Temperature, Thermal efficiency, Cavities, Computer simulation, Heating, Irradiation (Radiation exposure), Solar energy
Proceedings Papers

Optical Performance of Bladed Receivers for CSP Systems

Ye Wang, Charles-Alexis Asselineau, Joe Coventry, John Pye
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A026, June 26–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2016-59693
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59693
View Paper titled, Optical Performance of Bladed Receivers for CSP Systems
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Topics: Blades, Cavities, Concentrating solar power, Design, Ray tracing, Solar energy, Test facilities
Proceedings Papers

Part Load Behavior of Molten Salt Cavity Receiver Solar Tower Plants Under Storage Mode Operational Mode

S. Saeed Mostafavi Tehrani, Robert A. Taylor, Ardalan Shafiei Ghazani, Pouya Saberi
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A027, June 26–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2016-59703
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59703
View Paper titled, Part Load Behavior of Molten Salt Cavity Receiver Solar Tower Plants Under Storage Mode Operational Mode
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Topics: Cavities, Solar energy, Storage, Stress, Design, Temperature, Boundary-value problems, Concentrating solar power, Engineering simulation, Fluids
Proceedings Papers

Comparing the Monte Carlo Method to the Discrete Ordinates Methods in Fluent for Calculating Radiation Heat Transfer in a Small Particle Receiver

Eugene Cho, Fletcher Miller
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A013, June 26–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2016-59465
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59465
View Paper titled, Comparing the Monte Carlo Method to the Discrete Ordinates Methods in Fluent for Calculating Radiation Heat Transfer in a Small Particle Receiver
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Topics: Heat transfer, Monte Carlo methods, Particulate matter, Radiation (Physics), Geometry, Solar energy, Boundary-value problems, Computational fluid dynamics, Solar radiation, Fluids
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Application of Sol-Gel Method as a Protective Layer on a Specular Reflective Surface for Secondary Reflector in a Solar Receiver

Samia Afrin, John Dagdelen, Zhiwen Ma, Vinod Kumar
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A003, June 26–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2016-59046
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59046
View Paper titled, Application of Sol-Gel Method as a Protective Layer on a Specular Reflective Surface for Secondary Reflector in a Solar Receiver
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Topics: Solar energy, Sol-gel processing, Temperature, High temperature, Silver, Cavities, Coatings, Corrosion, Cracking (Materials), Delamination
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Solar Simulator Efficiency Testing of Lab-Scale Particle Heating Receiver at Elevated Operating Temperatures

Matthew Golob, Clayton Nguyen, Sheldon Jeter, Said Abdel-Khalik
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A023, June 26–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2016-59655
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59655
View Paper titled, Solar Simulator Efficiency Testing of Lab-Scale Particle Heating Receiver at Elevated Operating Temperatures
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Topics: Heating, Operating temperature, Particulate matter, Solar energy, Testing, Flow (Dynamics), Temperature, Conveyor systems, High temperature, Low temperature
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Track and Tilt Collection for Central Receiver CSP

Roger Angel, Justin Hyatt
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A019, June 26–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2016-59618
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59618
View Paper titled, Track and Tilt Collection for Central Receiver CSP
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Topics: Bearings, Bridges (Structures), Cables, Cavities, Energy generation, Engineering prototypes, Glass, Gravity (Force), Heat, Heat transfer
Proceedings Papers

Novel Tubular Receiver Panel Configurations for Increased Efficiency of High-Temperature Solar Receivers

Joshua M. Christian, Jesus D. Ortega, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2015, Volume 1: Advances in Solar Buildings and Conservation; Climate Control and the Environment; Alternate Fuels and Infrastructure; ARPA-E; Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power; Economic, Environmental, and Policy Aspects of Alternate Energy; Geothermal Energy, Harvesting, Ocean Energy and Other Emerging Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Micro and Nano Technology Applications and Materials, V001T05A014, June 28–July 2, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2015-49431
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2015-49431
View Paper titled, Novel Tubular Receiver Panel Configurations for Increased Efficiency of High-Temperature Solar Receivers
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Topics: High temperature, Solar energy, Heat transfer, Fins, Flat plates, Heat losses, Thermal efficiency, Computational fluid dynamics, Fluids, Temperature