NREL TroughNet - Publications

Prof. Robert B. Laughlin
Department of Physics
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305

http://www.nrel.gov/csp/troughnet/pubs_thermal_storage.html
(Copied 5 Dec 09)


Parabolic Trough Thermal Energy Storage Publications

Parabolic Trough Thermal Energy Storage - General

Presentations on Thermal Energy Storage for Parabolic Trough Power Systems

Event: 2003 Thermal Energy Storage for Trough Power Systems Workshop, Golden, Colorado

Survey of Thermal Energy Storage for Parabolic Trough Power Plants

Article Available from: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering

Survey of Thermal Storage for Parabolic Trough Power Plants

NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 1.6 MB)

Presentations on Parabolic Trough Thermal Energy Storage

Event: 2006 Parabolic Trough Technology Workshop, Incline Village, Nevada



Parabolic Trough Thermal Energy Storage Indirect Two-Tank

Thermal Storage Commercial Plant Design Study for a 2-Tank Indirect Molten Salt System

NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 891 KB)



Parabolic Trough Molten-Salt Heat Transfer Fluid and Thermocline

Testing Thermocline Filler Materials and Molten-Salt Heat Transfer Fluids for Thermal Energy Storage Systems Used in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plants

Posted with Permission from Sandia National Laboratories: (PDF 8.2 MB)

Evaluation of a Molten Salt Heat Transfer Fluid in a Parabolic Trough Solar Field

Conference Paper Available from: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Development of a High Temperature, Long-Shafted, Molten-Salt Pump for Power Tower Applications

Article Available from: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering

Development of a Molten-Salt Thermocline Thermal Storage System for Parabolic Trough Plants

Article Available from: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering

Development of a Molten-Salt Thermocline Thermal Storage System for Parabolic Trough Plants

Conference Proceedings Available from: American Society of Mechanical Engineers



Parabolic Trough Advanced Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF) Development

Lifetime of Imidazolium Salts at Elevated Temperatures

Article Available from: Journal of Solar Engineering

Thermal Stability and Corrosivity Evaluations of Ionic Liquids as Thermal Energy Storage Media

Article Available from: British Library Direct

Advanced Thermal Storage Fluids for Solar Parabolic Trough Systems

Available from: American Society of Mechanical Engineers



Other

Phase-Change Thermal Energy Storage

NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 4.8 MB)