Shell-and-tube or packed bed thermal energy storage systems integrated with a concentrated solar power: A techno-economic comparison of sensible and latent heat systems

S. Saeed Mostafavi Tehrani, Yashar Shoraka, Karthik Nithyanandam and Robert A. Taylor

Applied Energy, 2019, vol. 238, issue C, 887-910

Abstract: A detailed techno-economic comparison—using annual, transient integrated system modelling—was conducted for sensible and latent heat thermal energy storage (TES) systems. As the most viable near-term competitors, thermocline/packed-bed and shell-and-tube configurations were compared to the conventional two-tank molten salt system. Concrete and a range of phase change materials (PCMs) were considered as the storage mediums in this study. All analyses were conducted for 15 h of storage capacity for the 19.9 MWe Gemasolar concentrated solar power (CSP) plant as a real-world case study.

Keywords: Phase change material (PCM); Concrete; Thermocline; Shell-and-tube; Concentrated solar power (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.119

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