IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/renene/v182y2022icp602-614.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Experimental and numerical study on the preheating process of a lab-scale solar molten salt receiver

Author

Listed:
  • Li, Yawei
  • Zhou, Hao
  • Zuo, Yuhang
  • Zhang, Mingrui

Abstract

The preheating process of the solar receiver in the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant is necessary but dangerous before filling the molten salt, because the empty pipe is easy to overheat, but it is required to heat up quickly to match the preheating requirement. In this paper, a lab-scale receiver was used to study the preheating process, and a transient numerical model was also developed for a better understanding of the preheating process. A detailed description of the receiver's performance on the 20% xenon lamp power was conducted, and the numerical modeling was verified through the comparison with the experimental results. The preheating process of the receiver under different xenon lamp power was performed, and a non-linear relationship existed between the period of the preheating process and the different xenon lamp power. Moreover, this paper also reported that the negative feedback control was used to realize the dynamical preheating process, and the method worked according to the surface temperature of the receiver until the preheating requirement was reached. Finally, the effect of environmental temperature on the preheating process was conducted, and the preheating duration of the receiver with the same heat flux was prolonged by about 30 s with the environment temperature of −2 °C.

Suggested Citation

  • Li, Yawei & Zhou, Hao & Zuo, Yuhang & Zhang, Mingrui, 2022. "Experimental and numerical study on the preheating process of a lab-scale solar molten salt receiver," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 182(C), pages 602-614.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:182:y:2022:i:c:p:602-614
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.10.051
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148121015093
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.renene.2021.10.051?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Zhou, Hao & Li, Yawei & Zuo, Yuhang & Zhou, Mingxi & Fang, Wenfeng & Zhu, Yifan, 2021. "Thermal performance and thermal stress analysis of a 600 MWth solar cylinder external receiver," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 164(C), pages 331-345.
    2. Yang, Lin & Ling, Xiang & Peng, Hao & Duan, LuanFang & Chen, Xiaoyi, 2019. "Starting characteristics of a novel high temperature flat heat pipe receiver in solar power tower plant based of“Flat-front”Startup model," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 183(C), pages 936-945.
    3. Zhang, H.L. & Baeyens, J. & Degrève, J. & Cacères, G., 2013. "Concentrated solar power plants: Review and design methodology," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 22(C), pages 466-481.
    4. Wang, Wen-Qi & Qiu, Yu & Li, Ming-Jia & He, Ya-Ling & Cheng, Ze-Dong, 2020. "Coupled optical and thermal performance of a fin-like molten salt receiver for the next-generation solar power tower," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 272(C).
    5. Zou, Chongzhe & Zhang, Yanping & Falcoz, Quentin & Neveu, Pierre & Zhang, Cheng & Shu, Weicheng & Huang, Shuhong, 2017. "Design and optimization of a high-temperature cavity receiver for a solar energy cascade utilization system," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 103(C), pages 478-489.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Xue, Xue & Liu, Xiang & Zhu, Yifan & Yuan, Lei & Zhu, Ying & Jin, Kelang & Zhang, Lei & Zhou, Hao, 2023. "Numerical modeling and parametric study of the heat storage process of the 1.05 MW molten salt furnace," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 282(C).
    2. Zhang, Yuanting & Qiu, Yu & Li, Qing & Henry, Asegun, 2022. "Optical-thermal-mechanical characteristics of an ultra-high-temperature graphite receiver designed for concentrating solar power," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 307(C).
    3. Zuo, Yuhang & Li, Yawei & Zhou, Hao, 2022. "Numerical study on preheating process of molten salt tower receiver in windy conditions," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 251(C).
    4. Miguel J. Prieto & Juan Á. Martínez & Rogelio Peón & Lourdes Á. Barcia & Fernando Nuño, 2017. "On the Convenience of Using Simulation Models to Optimize the Control Strategy of Molten-Salt Heat Storage Systems in Solar Thermal Power Plants," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-17, July.
    5. Okoroigwe, Edmund & Madhlopa, Amos, 2016. "An integrated combined cycle system driven by a solar tower: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 337-350.
    6. Bai, Wengang & Li, Hongzhi & Zhang, Xuwei & Qiao, Yongqiang & Zhang, Chun & Gao, Wei & Yao, Mingyu, 2022. "Thermodynamic analysis of CO2–SF6 mixture working fluid supercritical Brayton cycle used for solar power plants," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 261(PB).
    7. Awan, Ahmed Bilal & Zubair, Muhammad & Chandra Mouli, Kotturu V.V., 2020. "Design, optimization and performance comparison of solar tower and photovoltaic power plants," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).
    8. Jayathunga, D.S. & Karunathilake, H.P. & Narayana, M. & Witharana, S., 2024. "Phase change material (PCM) candidates for latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) in concentrated solar power (CSP) based thermal applications - A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 189(PB).
    9. Ajbar, Wassila & Parrales, A. & Huicochea, A. & Hernández, J.A., 2022. "Different ways to improve parabolic trough solar collectors’ performance over the last four decades and their applications: A comprehensive review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 156(C).
    10. Wilberforce, Tabbi & El Hassan, Zaki & Durrant, A. & Thompson, J. & Soudan, Bassel & Olabi, A.G., 2019. "Overview of ocean power technology," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 175(C), pages 165-181.
    11. Peiró, Gerard & Prieto, Cristina & Gasia, Jaume & Jové, Aleix & Miró, Laia & Cabeza, Luisa F., 2018. "Two-tank molten salts thermal energy storage system for solar power plants at pilot plant scale: Lessons learnt and recommendations for its design, start-up and operation," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 121(C), pages 236-248.
    12. Mena, R. & Escobar, R. & Lorca, Á. & Negrete-Pincetic, M. & Olivares, D., 2019. "The impact of concentrated solar power in electric power systems: A Chilean case study," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 235(C), pages 258-283.
    13. Tehrani, S. Saeed Mostafavi & Taylor, Robert A. & Saberi, Pouya & Diarce, Gonzalo, 2016. "Design and feasibility of high temperature shell and tube latent heat thermal energy storage system for solar thermal power plants," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 96(PA), pages 120-136.
    14. Meysam Karami Rad & Mahmoud Omid & Ali Rajabipour & Fariba Tajabadi & Lasse Aistrup Rosendahl & Alireza Rezaniakolaei, 2018. "Optimum Thermal Concentration of Solar Thermoelectric Generators (STEG) in Realistic Meteorological Condition," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-16, September.
    15. Li, Jing & Lu, Tianguang & Yi, Xinning & Hao, Ran & Ai, Qian & Guo, Yu & An, Molin & Wang, Shaorui & He, Xueqian & Li, Yixiao, 2024. "Concentrated solar power for a reliable expansion of energy systems with high renewable penetration considering seasonal balance," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 226(C).
    16. Lim, Jin Han & Hu, Eric & Nathan, Graham J., 2016. "Impact of start-up and shut-down losses on the economic benefit of an integrated hybrid solar cavity receiver and combustor," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 164(C), pages 10-20.
    17. Wang, Wen-Qi & Li, Ming-Jia & Cheng, Ze-Dong & Li, Dong & Liu, Zhan-Bin, 2021. "Coupled optical-thermal-stress characteristics of a multi-tube external molten salt receiver for the next generation concentrating solar power," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 233(C).
    18. Ruan, Zhao-Hui & Gao, Peng & Yuan, Yuan & Tan, He-Ping, 2022. "Theoretical estimation of temperature-dependent radiation properties of molten solar salt using molecular dynamics and first principles," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 246(C).
    19. da Rocha, Vinicius Roggério & Costa, Rodrigo Santos & Martins, Fernando Ramos & Gonçalves, André Rodrigues & Pereira, Enio Bueno, 2022. "Variability index of solar resource based on data from surface and satellite," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 201(P1), pages 354-378.
    20. Su, Xing & Shao, Xiaolu & Geng, Yining & Tian, Shaochen & Huang, Yixiang, 2022. "Optimization of feedstock and insulating strategies to enhance biogas production of solar-assisted biodigester system," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 197(C), pages 59-68.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:182:y:2022:i:c:p:602-614. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/renewable-energy .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.