Journal
SOLAR ENERGY
Volume 236, Issue -, Pages 654-665Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2022.03.046
Keywords
Heat exchanger; Ceramic; Silicon carbide; Additive manufacturing; Solar energy
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- U.S. Department of Energys Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) Award at Argonne National Laboratory [34240, DE-AC02-06CH11357]
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This study developed ceramic heat exchangers with excellent corrosion and oxidation resistances for concentrated solar power plants. Lab-scale prototype heat exchangers were fabricated using additive manufacturing techniques and validated through experimental testing and simulation analysis.
Heat exchangers with excellent corrosion and oxidation resistances are essential for the next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) plants using a molten salt heat transfer fluid and a supercritical CO2 Brayton power cycle that can operate at temperatures > 700 degrees C for higher efficiencies. Techniques were developed for additively manufacturing ceramic materials for applications involving high temperature, high pressure, and high corrosion resistance as needed for the CSP application. Based on a previous ceramic heat exchanger design with its cross-section geometry of the flow channels optimized for heat transfer and mechanical strength, lab-scale prototype heat exchangers, with integrated headers and incorporated flow channel dimensional compensations, were fabricated by using the binder jetting process. The printed prototype heat exchangers were successfully densified through the processes of liquid polymer infiltration and pyrolysis. In addition, thermophysical properties of the densified silicon carbide parts were measured to provide necessary design information. Experimental heat transfer testing of the lab-scale prototype heat exchanger was conducted, and the experimental data agreed reasonably well with the simulated results. This agreement provides validation of the simulation models for their applicability to the development of a full-scale ceramic heat exchanger.
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