Vulnerability of Thermal Energy Storage Lining Material to Erosion Induced by Particulate Flow in Concentrated Solar Power Tower Systems
Researchers from all around the world have been paying close attention to particle-based power tower technologies. On the King Saud University campus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the first integrated gas turbine–solar particle heating hybrid system has been realized. In this study, two different...
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| author | Zeyad Al-Suhaibani Nader S. Saleh Shaker Alaqel Rageh Saeed Eldwin Djajadiwinata Syed Noman Danish Hany Al-Ansary Abdelrahman El-Leathy Sheldon Jeter |
| author_facet | Zeyad Al-Suhaibani Nader S. Saleh Shaker Alaqel Rageh Saeed Eldwin Djajadiwinata Syed Noman Danish Hany Al-Ansary Abdelrahman El-Leathy Sheldon Jeter |
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| description | Researchers from all around the world have been paying close attention to particle-based power tower technologies. On the King Saud University campus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the first integrated gas turbine–solar particle heating hybrid system has been realized. In this study, two different types of experiments were carried out to examine how susceptible prospective liner materials for thermal energy storage tanks were to erosion. An accelerated direct-impact test with high particulate temperature was the first experiment. A low-velocity mass-flow test was the second experiment, and it closely mimicked the flow circumstances in a real thermal energy storage tank. The tests were conducted on bare insulating fire bricks (IFBs) and IFBs coated with Tuffcrete 47, Matrigun 25 ACX, and Tuffcrete 60 M. The latter three lining materials were high-temperature-resilient materials made by Allied Mineral Products Inc. (AMP) (Columbus, OH, USA). The results showed that although IFBs coated with AMP materials worked well in this test, the accelerated direct-impact test significantly reduced the bulk of the bare IFB. As a result, lining substances must be added to the surface of IFBs to increase their strength and protection because they cannot be used in situations where particles directly impact their surface. On the other hand, the findings of the 60 h cold-particle mass-flow test revealed that the IFBs were not significantly eroded. Additionally, it was discovered that the degree of erosion on the samples of bare IFB was unaffected by the height of the particle bed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8133cda3160949718a0067798daf71db2024-04-12T13:21:47ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442024-03-01177148010.3390/ma17071480Vulnerability of Thermal Energy Storage Lining Material to Erosion Induced by Particulate Flow in Concentrated Solar Power Tower SystemsZeyad Al-Suhaibani0Nader S. Saleh1Shaker Alaqel2Rageh Saeed3Eldwin Djajadiwinata4Syed Noman Danish5Hany Al-Ansary6Abdelrahman El-Leathy7Sheldon Jeter8Mechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaK.A.CARE Energy Research and Innovation Center at Riyadh, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaGeorgia Institute of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, 771 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, USAResearchers from all around the world have been paying close attention to particle-based power tower technologies. On the King Saud University campus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the first integrated gas turbine–solar particle heating hybrid system has been realized. In this study, two different types of experiments were carried out to examine how susceptible prospective liner materials for thermal energy storage tanks were to erosion. An accelerated direct-impact test with high particulate temperature was the first experiment. A low-velocity mass-flow test was the second experiment, and it closely mimicked the flow circumstances in a real thermal energy storage tank. The tests were conducted on bare insulating fire bricks (IFBs) and IFBs coated with Tuffcrete 47, Matrigun 25 ACX, and Tuffcrete 60 M. The latter three lining materials were high-temperature-resilient materials made by Allied Mineral Products Inc. (AMP) (Columbus, OH, USA). The results showed that although IFBs coated with AMP materials worked well in this test, the accelerated direct-impact test significantly reduced the bulk of the bare IFB. As a result, lining substances must be added to the surface of IFBs to increase their strength and protection because they cannot be used in situations where particles directly impact their surface. On the other hand, the findings of the 60 h cold-particle mass-flow test revealed that the IFBs were not significantly eroded. Additionally, it was discovered that the degree of erosion on the samples of bare IFB was unaffected by the height of the particle bed.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/7/1480thermal energy storageconcentrated solar powerparticle-based thermal energy storage binsolar particle heating system |
| spellingShingle | Zeyad Al-Suhaibani Nader S. Saleh Shaker Alaqel Rageh Saeed Eldwin Djajadiwinata Syed Noman Danish Hany Al-Ansary Abdelrahman El-Leathy Sheldon Jeter Vulnerability of Thermal Energy Storage Lining Material to Erosion Induced by Particulate Flow in Concentrated Solar Power Tower Systems Materials thermal energy storage concentrated solar power particle-based thermal energy storage bin solar particle heating system |
| title | Vulnerability of Thermal Energy Storage Lining Material to Erosion Induced by Particulate Flow in Concentrated Solar Power Tower Systems |
| title_full | Vulnerability of Thermal Energy Storage Lining Material to Erosion Induced by Particulate Flow in Concentrated Solar Power Tower Systems |
| title_fullStr | Vulnerability of Thermal Energy Storage Lining Material to Erosion Induced by Particulate Flow in Concentrated Solar Power Tower Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vulnerability of Thermal Energy Storage Lining Material to Erosion Induced by Particulate Flow in Concentrated Solar Power Tower Systems |
| title_short | Vulnerability of Thermal Energy Storage Lining Material to Erosion Induced by Particulate Flow in Concentrated Solar Power Tower Systems |
| title_sort | vulnerability of thermal energy storage lining material to erosion induced by particulate flow in concentrated solar power tower systems |
| topic | thermal energy storage concentrated solar power particle-based thermal energy storage bin solar particle heating system |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/7/1480 |
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