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Egg-tray-inspired concave foam structure on pore-scale space radiation regulation for enhancing photo-thermal-chemical synergistic conversion

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  • Shi, Xuhang
  • Li, Chunzhe
  • Yang, Zhenning
  • Xu, Jie
  • Song, Jintao
  • Wang, Fuqiang
  • Shuai, Yong
  • Zhang, Wenjing

Abstract

Solar-to-fuel is an approach of converting concentrated solar high-temperature heat radiation to high-value chemical fuel, providing sustainable means for large-scale solar energy storage. However, the inefficient space radiation regulation and unclear photo-thermal-chemical multiphysics synergy limit solar to fuel conversion. To effectively improve photo-thermal-chemical conversion, here, we propose a novel idea of using an egg-tray-inspired concave structure in foam solar receiver-reactors for pore-scale space radiation regulation. The multiphysics field coupling model is accurately constructed to truly describe the complex radiation energy conversion process. Experimental and numerical results illustrate that, the proposed egg-tray-inspired concave structure can achieve the better radiation absorption and transmission, multi-field synergy and thermochemical conversion. The solar radiation absorption capacity can be increased by 7.05 %. The improvements reach a maximum efficiency of 3.17 % for photo-thermal conversion and 9.77 % for photo-chemical conversion. The excellent synergistic conversion of solar-to-fuel opens a new pathway towards accelerating energy transition and upgrading.

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  • Shi, Xuhang & Li, Chunzhe & Yang, Zhenning & Xu, Jie & Song, Jintao & Wang, Fuqiang & Shuai, Yong & Zhang, Wenjing, 2024. "Egg-tray-inspired concave foam structure on pore-scale space radiation regulation for enhancing photo-thermal-chemical synergistic conversion," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 297(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:297:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224010168
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.131243
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