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1091; Report; June 1980.
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Library's review
ABSTRACT:
This report is concerned with energy storage based on heat-of-fusion in containerized salt. The "energy storage boiler tank" uses evaporation and condensation of a heat transfer fluid to provide heat transfer into and out of stacked cans of salt. The "energy storage superheater tank" uses
This report is concerned with energy storage based on heat-of-fusion in containerized salt. The "energy storage boiler tank" uses evaporation and condensation of a heat transfer fluid to provide heat transfer into and out of stacked cans of salt. The "energy storage superheater tank" uses
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a network of alkali metal heat pipes to distribute heat throughout a building filled with salt cans. uses radiation to transfer energy to and from stacked cans of salt. The paper summarizes the rationale for energy storage in containerized salt, it discusses salt selection, salt availability, salt processing, container requirements, can technology and· heat transfer fluid degradation problems. These discussions lead to estimates of energy storage system costs. The Naval Research Laboratory is building a 2 MWht proof-of-concept energy storage boiler tank. Laboratory investigations studying the compatibility of tile heat transfer fluid with the molten storage salt are described, along with measurements of temperature drops associated with the energy input process. An assessment of the current status of the energy storage boiler tank is presented. Show Less