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Guest Editorial

Special Issue on Concentrated Solar Chemistry, Fuels, and Power

Erik Koepf

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 020201. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042282

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Topics: Fuels , Solar chemistry , Solar energy , Engineering teachers , Water

Perspectives

Where Do We Go From Here?

Nathan Siegel

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 020301. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042269

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Topics: Astronomy , Collaboration , Electric vehicles , Energy storage , Engineers , Fracture toughness , Fuels , Materials science , Renewable energy , Risk

Japan Aims at Establishing a Hydrogen-Based Society—Can Solar Thermochemistry Contribute?

Tatsuya Kodama

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 020302. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042316

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View articletitled, Japan Aims at Establishing a Hydrogen-Based Society—Can Solar Thermochemistry Contribute?

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Topics: Hydrogen , Solar energy

The Promise of Solar Thermochemical Technologies

Ellen B. Stechel

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 020303. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042417

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Topics: Carbon dioxide , Solar energy , Carbon

Solar Thermochemical Cyles for Fuel Production in Germany

Christian Sattler

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 020304. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042753

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Topics: Fuels , Solar energy

Research Papers

Evaluation of Alternative Designs for a High Temperature Particle-to-sCO₂ Heat Exchanger

Clifford K. Ho, Matthew Carlson, Kevin J. Albrecht, Zhiwen Ma, Sheldon Jeter, Clayton M. Nguyen

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042225

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View articletitled, Evaluation of Alternative Designs for a High Temperature Particle-to-sCO<sub>2</sub> Heat Exchanger

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Topics: Design , Heat exchangers , Particulate matter , Heat transfer coefficients , High temperature , Shells , Heat losses , Erosion , Temperature , Inspection

Streamlining the Power Generation Profile of Concentrating Solar Power Plants

Mohammad Abutayeh, Kwangkook Jeong, Anas Alazzam, Bashar El-Khasawneh

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042064

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View articletitled, Streamlining the Power Generation Profile of Concentrating Solar Power Plants

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Topics: Concentrating solar power , Electric power generation , Energy generation , Heat , Pumps , Solar energy , Solar heating , Stress , Vessels , Circuits

Analysis of Solar Receiver Performance for Chemical-Looping Integration With a Concentrating Solar Thermal System

Zhiwen Ma, Janna Martinek

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042058

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View articletitled, Analysis of Solar Receiver Performance for Chemical-Looping Integration With a Concentrating Solar Thermal System

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Topics: Cavities , Solar energy , Particulate matter , Design , High temperature , Temperature

Techno-Economics of Cogeneration Approaches for Combined Power and Desalination From Concentrated Solar Power

Andrey Gunawan, Richard A. Simmons, Megan W. Haynes, Daniel Moreno, Akanksha K. Menon, Marta C. Hatzell, Shannon K. Yee

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042061

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View articletitled, Techno-Economics of Cogeneration Approaches for Combined Power and Desalination From Concentrated Solar Power

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Topics: Combined heat and power , Concentrating solar power , Rankine cycle , Water , Brayton cycle , Thermodynamic power cycles

Characterization of a New 10 kW_e High Flux Solar Simulator Via Indirect Radiation Mapping Technique

Mostafa Abuseada, Cédric Ophoff, Nesrin Ozalp

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042246

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View articletitled, Characterization of a New 10 kW<sub>e</sub> High Flux Solar Simulator Via Indirect Radiation Mapping Technique

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Topics: Density , Heat flux , Solar energy , Complementary metal oxide semiconductors , Errors , Radiation (Physics) , Gages

Parametric Study and Sensitivity Analysis of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System in Concentrated Solar Power Plants

Hermes Chirino, Ben Xu

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042060

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View articletitled, Parametric Study and Sensitivity Analysis of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System in Concentrated Solar Power Plants

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Topics: Concentrating solar power , Energy storage , Latent heat , Phase change materials , Sensitivity analysis , Thermal energy storage , Enthalpy , Transients (Dynamics) , Porosity , Solar energy

Experimental Framework for Evaluation of the Thermodynamic and Kinetic Parameters of Metal-Oxides for Solar Thermochemical Fuel Production

Richard J. Carrillo, Kent J. Warren, Jonathan R. Scheffe

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021007. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042088

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View articletitled, Experimental Framework for Evaluation of the Thermodynamic and Kinetic Parameters of Metal-Oxides for Solar Thermochemical Fuel Production

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Topics: Equilibrium (Physics) , Fuels , Metals , Oxidation , Oxygen , Solar energy , Temperature , Water , Flow (Dynamics) , High temperature

Performance Assessment of a Heat Recovery System for Monolithic Receiver-Reactors

Stefan Brendelberger, Philipp Holzemer-Zerhusen, Henrik von Storch, Christian Sattler

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042241

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View articletitled, Performance Assessment of a Heat Recovery System for Monolithic Receiver-Reactors

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Topics: Heat , Heat recovery , Storage , Temperature , Cycles , Flow (Dynamics) , Heat transfer

Moving Brick Receiver–Reactor: A Solar Thermochemical Reactor and Process Design With a Solid–Solid Heat Exchanger and On-Demand Production of Hydrogen and/or Carbon Monoxide

Silvan Siegrist, Henrik von Storch, Martin Roeb, Christian Sattler

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021009. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042069

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View articletitled, Moving Brick Receiver–Reactor: A Solar Thermochemical Reactor and Process Design With a Solid–Solid Heat Exchanger and On-Demand Production of Hydrogen and/or Carbon Monoxide

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Topics: Bricks , Heat , Heat exchangers , Solar energy , Sound transmission class , Temperature , Design , Hydrogen , Oxidation , Carbon

Redox Oxides-Based Solar Thermochemistry and Its Materialization to Reactor/Heat Exchanger Concepts for Efficient Solar Energy Harvesting, Transformation and Storage

Christos Agrafiotis, Mathias Pein, Dimitra Giasafaki, Stefania Tescari, Martin Roeb, Christian Sattler

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042226

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View articletitled, Redox Oxides-Based Solar Thermochemistry and Its Materialization to Reactor/Heat Exchanger Concepts for Efficient Solar Energy Harvesting, Transformation and Storage

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Topics: Cycles , Heat , Oxidation , Oxygen , Storage , Temperature , Testing , Solar energy , Weight (Mass)

Inverse Analysis of Radiative Flux Maps for the Characterization of High Flux Sources

Clemens Suter, Antoine Torbey Meouchi, Gaël Levêque, Sophia Haussener

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021011. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042227

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View articletitled, Inverse Analysis of Radiative Flux Maps for the Characterization of High Flux Sources

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Topics: Engineering simulation , Errors , Inverse problems , Ray tracing , Resolution (Optics) , Simulation , Solar energy , Flux (Metallurgy)

Thermodynamic Analyses of Fuel Production Via Solar-Driven Ceria-Based Nonstoichiometric Redox Cycling: A Case Study of the Isothermal Membrane Reactor System

Sha Li, Peter B. Kreider, Vincent M. Wheeler, Wojciech Lipiński

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021012. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042228

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View articletitled, Thermodynamic Analyses of Fuel Production Via Solar-Driven Ceria-Based Nonstoichiometric Redox Cycling: A Case Study of the Isothermal Membrane Reactor System

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Topics: Fuels , Membranes , Nuclear reactors , Solar energy , Water , Carbon dioxide , Flow (Dynamics) , Oxidation

Characterization of a Laser-Based Heating System Coupled With In Operando Raman Spectroscopy for Studying Solar Thermochemical Redox Cycles

Kangjae Lee, Jonathan R. Scheffe

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021013. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042229

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View articletitled, Characterization of a Laser-Based Heating System Coupled With In Operando Raman Spectroscopy for Studying Solar Thermochemical Redox Cycles

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Topics: Heating , Lasers , Raman spectroscopy , Solar energy , Temperature , Oxidation , Cycles , Carbon dioxide

Heat Transfer Model of a 50 kW Solar Receiver–Reactor for Thermochemical Redox Cycling Using Cerium Dioxide

S. Zoller, E. Koepf, P. Roos, A. Steinfeld

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021014. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042059

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View articletitled, Heat Transfer Model of a 50 kW Solar Receiver–Reactor for Thermochemical Redox Cycling Using Cerium Dioxide

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Topics: Heat transfer , Solar energy , Temperature , Solar radiation , Design , Fuels

FluxTracer: A Ray Tracer Postprocessor to Assist in the Design and Optimization of Solar Concentrators and Receivers

Manuel Blanco, Marios Constantinou, Clotilde Corsi, Victor Grigoriev, Kypros Milidonis, Constantinos F. Panagiotou, Costas N. Papanicolas, John Pye, Evgeny Votyakov

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021015. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042127

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View articletitled, FluxTracer: A Ray Tracer Postprocessor to Assist in the Design and Optimization of Solar Concentrators and Receivers

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Topics: Density , Design , Optimization , Solar energy , Solar energy concentrators , Cavities

Inert and Reactive Oxide Particles for High-Temperature Thermal Energy Capture and Storage for Concentrating Solar Power

Gregory S. Jackson, Luca Imponenti, Kevin J. Albrecht, Daniel C. Miller, Robert J. Braun

J. Sol. Energy Eng. April 2019, 141(2): 021016. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042128

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View articletitled, Inert and Reactive Oxide Particles for High-Temperature Thermal Energy Capture and Storage for Concentrating Solar Power

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Topics: Particulate matter , Solar energy , Cycles , Storage , Flow (Dynamics)

Guest Editorial

Special Issue on Concentrated Solar Chemistry, Fuels, and Power

Perspectives

Where Do We Go From Here?

Japan Aims at Establishing a Hydrogen-Based Society—Can Solar Thermochemistry Contribute?

The Promise of Solar Thermochemical Technologies

Solar Thermochemical Cyles for Fuel Production in Germany

Research Papers

Evaluation of Alternative Designs for a High Temperature Particle-to-sCO₂ Heat Exchanger

Streamlining the Power Generation Profile of Concentrating Solar Power Plants

Analysis of Solar Receiver Performance for Chemical-Looping Integration With a Concentrating Solar Thermal System

Techno-Economics of Cogeneration Approaches for Combined Power and Desalination From Concentrated Solar Power

Characterization of a New 10 kW_e High Flux Solar Simulator Via Indirect Radiation Mapping Technique

Parametric Study and Sensitivity Analysis of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System in Concentrated Solar Power Plants

Experimental Framework for Evaluation of the Thermodynamic and Kinetic Parameters of Metal-Oxides for Solar Thermochemical Fuel Production

Performance Assessment of a Heat Recovery System for Monolithic Receiver-Reactors

Moving Brick Receiver–Reactor: A Solar Thermochemical Reactor and Process Design With a Solid–Solid Heat Exchanger and On-Demand Production of Hydrogen and/or Carbon Monoxide

Redox Oxides-Based Solar Thermochemistry and Its Materialization to Reactor/Heat Exchanger Concepts for Efficient Solar Energy Harvesting, Transformation and Storage

Inverse Analysis of Radiative Flux Maps for the Characterization of High Flux Sources

Thermodynamic Analyses of Fuel Production Via Solar-Driven Ceria-Based Nonstoichiometric Redox Cycling: A Case Study of the Isothermal Membrane Reactor System

Characterization of a Laser-Based Heating System Coupled With In Operando Raman Spectroscopy for Studying Solar Thermochemical Redox Cycles

Heat Transfer Model of a 50 kW Solar Receiver–Reactor for Thermochemical Redox Cycling Using Cerium Dioxide

FluxTracer: A Ray Tracer Postprocessor to Assist in the Design and Optimization of Solar Concentrators and Receivers

Inert and Reactive Oxide Particles for High-Temperature Thermal Energy Capture and Storage for Concentrating Solar Power

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