Journal
CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH
Volume 141, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106323
Keywords
Calcium aluminate cement; Concrete; Thermal cycles; Cracking; Thermal conductivity
Funding
- H2020 project NewSol, New StOrage Latent and sensible concept for high efficient CSP Plants [720985]
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The research investigated a concrete designed with calcium aluminate cement and stable high-temperature aggregates, finding that the thermal fatigue response stabilized during successive thermal cycles with only a slight decrease in thermo-mechanical properties. The results showed stabilization of cracking, reduction of compressive strength, and a decrease in thermal conductivity after exposure to thermal cycles.
With the ever-expanding presence of solar energy, the design of cost-efficient heat energy storage systems is becoming increasingly relevant. Concrete is a potential solid material for these systems but raises questions of its response at high temperatures in operating conditions. This work studies concrete designed with calcium aluminate cement and three types of aggregates that are stable at high temperatures. The designed concrete mixes were exposed to thermal cycles (290-550 degrees C), and their thermal fatigue response was evaluated with mechanical, cracking, thermal, and microstructural analyses at room temperature after heat cycles. The obtained results show that the main changes are mostly produced after the first thermal cycle and are stabilized during successive thermal cycles, with only a slight decrease in the thermo-mechanical properties. The results showed stabilization of cracking, crack widths between 10 and 80 mu m, reduction of compressive strength, around 50-65%, and reduction of the thermal conductivity by 30%.
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