Flamant, Gilles and Gauthier, Daniel and Benoit, Hadrien and Sans, Jean-Louis and Garcia, Roger and Boissière, Benjamin and Ansart, Renaud
and Hemati, Mehrdji
Dense suspension of solid particles as a new heat transfer fluid for concentrated solar thermal plants: on-sun proof of concept.
(2013)
Chemical Engineering Science, 102. 567-576. ISSN 0009-2509
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2013.08.051
Abstract
This paper demonstrates the capacity of dense suspensions of solid particles to transfer concentrated solar power from a tubular receiver to an energy conversion process by acting as a heat transfer fluid. Contrary to a circulating fluidized bed, the dense suspension of particles’ flows operates at low gas velocity and large solid fraction. A single-tube solar receiver was tested with 64 µm mean diameter silicon carbide particles for solar flux densities in the range 200–250 kW/m2, resulting in a solid particle temperature increase ranging between 50 °C and 150 °C. The mean wall-to-suspension heat transfer coefficient was calculated from experimental data. It is very sensitive to the particle volume fraction of the suspension, which was varied from 26 to 35%, and to the mean particle velocity. Heat transfer coefficients ranging from 140 W/m2 K to 500 W/m2 K have been obtained, thus corresponding to a 400 W/m2 K mean value for standard operating conditions (high solid fraction) at low temperature. A higher heat transfer coefficient may be expected at high temperatures because the wall-to-suspension heat transfer coefficient increases drastically with temperature. The suspension has a heat capacity similar to a liquid heat transfer fluid, with no temperature limitation but the working temperature limit of the receiver tube. Suspension temperatures of up to 750 °C are expected for metallic tubes, thus opening new opportunities for high efficiency thermodynamic cycles such as supercritical steam and supercritical carbon dioxide.
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Audience (journal): | International peer-reviewed journal |
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Institution: | French research institutions > Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE) Université de Toulouse > Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE) Université de Toulouse > Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE) |
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Funders: | French CNRS (Energy Programme) - European Commission, FP7 (CSP2 Project, Grant Agreement 82932) |
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Deposited On: | 28 Oct 2013 10:38 |
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