Investigation of properties of Kcl-Mgcl2 eutectic salt for heat transfer and thermal storage fluids in CSP systems

Xiaoxin Wang, Xiankun Xu, Hassan Elsentriecy, Dominic Gervasio, Peiwen Li, Yuanyuan Li, Qing Hao, Bo Xiao

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Abstract

Eutectic molten salt MgCl2-KClis was considered as a high temperature heat transfer and thermal storage fluid, being able to work at temperatures up to 800 C for concentrating solar thermal power. Thermophysical properties including vapor pressure, heat capacity, density, viscosity, and thermal conductivity, and the behavior of the corrosion of high temperature nickel-based alloys in the eutectic salt are investigated and reported in this work. Corrosion studies were carried out and measured at a temperature up to 800 oC over a time span of one week to one month. Low corrosion rate was observed for two types of high temperature nickel-based alloys under the environment that the salt is strictly processed to have a very low level of water and oxygen.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHeat Transfer Equipment; Heat Transfer in Multiphase Systems; Heat Transfer Under Extreme Conditions; Nanoscale Transport Phenomena; Theory and Fundamental Research in Heat Transfer; Thermophysical Properties; Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9780791857892
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
EventASME 2017 Heat Transfer Summer Conference, HT 2017 - Bellevue, United States
Duration: Jul 9 2017Jul 12 2017

Publication series

NameASME 2017 Heat Transfer Summer Conference, HT 2017
Volume2

Other

OtherASME 2017 Heat Transfer Summer Conference, HT 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBellevue
Period7/9/177/12/17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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