CyI lecture: Solar-Thermal Power and Desalination - Hohlraum for High Temperature Thermal Storage

Dates: 
4 May, 2010 - 17:00
Speaker(s): 
Mark Shannon, James W. Bayne Professor, Director of the Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems Dept. of Mechanical Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Venue: 
The Cyprus Institute, Guy Ourisson Building, Athalassa Campus, Nicosia (Higher Technical Institute - HTI, grounds)
Abstract

Concentrated solar power generation is a promising technology in areas of the world that are blessed by high insolation, such as the Southern Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa. However, the development of viable technological solutions for the problem of high temperature storage remains a formidable challenge. We propose a novel concept of thermal storage based on the black body cavity (Hohlraum) principle, and outline the steps that need to be taken towards building a prototype device to prove the concept. We also address the associated solar concentrator (heliostat and secondary mirrors) and heat extraction (heat exchanger around the Hohlraum) systems.

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