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US 2024/0191121 A1Published application
Thermal energy media with high durability and high solar absorptivity at high temperatures
OwnerKyu Bum HAN, Eunjin JEONinventors
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Abstract
Particles for multifunctional thermal energy media of the present invention are a sand-based material and economical material with a high thermal storage capability, and iron oxides and aluminum oxide are added to the sand to retain high solar absorptivity at high temperatures.
Claims12
A thermal transfer media for a concentrating solar power (CSP) system, comprising:
- (a) a core of silica sand;
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- (b) a coating layer composed of iron oxide and aluminum oxide coated on the core.
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