期刊
MATERIALS TODAY
卷 46, 期 -, 页码 9-17出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2021.02.015
关键词
Thermal energy storage; Molten chlorides; Air stable; Concentrated solar power; High-temperature corrosion calculations; Thermodynamic calculations
资金
- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy [DE-EE0008532]
Increasing the inlet temperatures of CSP turbines and utilizing thermal energy storage at higher temperatures can improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance electricity generation. Research on alternative high-temperature, oxidation-resistant molten chlorides shows promise for low-cost, chemically-robust thermal energy storage materials.
A dramatic reduction in man-made CO2 emissions could be achieved if the cost of electricity generated from concentrated solar power (CSP) plants could become competitive with fossil-fuel-derived electricity. The solar heat-to-electricity conversion efficiency of CSP plants may be significantly increased (and the associated electricity cost decreased) by operating CSP turbines with inlet temperatures >= 750 degrees C instead of <= 550 degrees C, and by using thermal energy storage (TES) at >750 degrees C to allow for rapidly dispatchable and/or continuous electricity production. Unfortunately, earth -abundant MgCl2-KCl-based liquids currently being considered as low-cost media for large-scale, high-temperature TES are susceptible to oxidation in ambient air, with associated undesired changes in liquid composition and enhanced corrosion of metal alloys in pipes and tanks containing such liquids. In this paper, alternative high-temperature, earth-abundant molten chlorides that are resistant to oxidation in ambient air are identified via thermodynamic calculations. The oxidation resistance, and corrosion-resistant containment, of such molten chlorides at 750 degrees C are then demonstrated. Such an air-tolerant strategy, involving chemically-robust, low-cost TES media paired with effective contain-ment materials, provides a critical advance towards the higher-temperature operation of, and lower-cost electricity generation from, CSP plants.
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