Test methods for estimating the thermal performance of the molten salt receiver are a matter of ongoing concern. To date, test methods in the literature require receiver to be operated in steady state or quasi-steady state. However, the receiver is always operating in the unsteady state with...

The allowable flux density on a solar central receiver is a significant receiver parameter and is related to the receiver life span and economics. The allowable flux density has gradually increased as receiver technologies have developed and is related to various factors, such as the material...

The design of a global steady-state thermal model of a 100kWt molten salt cavity receiver was developed as part of the key project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of People's Republic of China (MOST). In the design process, the following factors were analyzed: receiver area, heat loss...

A comprehensive transient, two-dimensional, two-phase model for heat transfer and fluid dynamics within a packed-bed molten salt thermocline thermal storage system has been developed in our prior paper. In the present paper, based on the developed model, the effects of various parameters, such...

The receiver thermal performance directly affects the efficiency, reliability and safety of the entire solar tower power system. A model combining radiation, convection and conduction heat transfer modes was developed to model a 1 MW molten salt cavity receiver with determined basic design...

DAHAN, the pioneer 1MWe CRS (Central Receiver System) project, is now under construction at the foot of the Great Wall of Badaling in Beijing. The coupled system-collector and solar central receiver, which plays a dominant role in the radiation-heat conversion, is the most important component in...