Journal
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
Volume 195, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117129
Keywords
Nanomaterial-enhanced molten salt; Nanolayer; Specific heat capacity; Induced crystallization
Funding
- Basic Science Center Program for Ordered Energy Conversion of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [51888103]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [52076161]
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This paper investigates the microscopic mechanism of nanomaterial on the effective specific heat capacity enhancement of molten salt, and establishes an accurate prediction model through experiments and calculations. The experimental results validate the accuracy of the prediction model, providing guidance for high-performance molten salt preparation.
In order to establish instructions for high-performance molten salt preparation, this paper focuses on accurate prediction method on the effective heat capacity of nanomaterial-enhanced molten salt (NMS). With carbon nanotube (CNT) enhanced carbonate eutectic (Li2CO3-K2CO3) taken as the study subject, the microscopic mechanism of nanomaterial on the effective specific heat capacity enhancement of molten salt is revealed. The nanolayer content is calculated, and the specific heat capacity of CNT and nanolayer is quantified. Accordingly, the effective heat capacity prediction model is completed. In addition, the CNT-enhanced carbonate eutectic is experimentally prepared with a high-energy ball milling method. Its effective specific heat capacity is measured and used to validate the prediction model. The results show that, firstly, the thickness of nanolayer is 0.65 nm and 0.98 nm in the single-walled CNT case and multi-walled CNT case, respectively. Secondly, the specific heat capacity of CNT is 1.613 J center dot g- 1 center dot K- 1 at 800 K, and the specific heat capacity of nanolayer increases with increasing the surface atom ratio. Finally, the effective specific heat capacity of CNT-enhanced carbonate salt is predicted and validated with experimental results. It is revealed that, in the cases of well-dispersed nanomaterial-enhanced molten salt, the prediction method presented in this research has considerable accuracy (error < 2.90%). Furthermore, the effective specific heat capacity of NMS doped with CNT of various diameter is given.
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