Improving the thermal performance of fluidized beds for concentrated solar power and thermal energy storage

摘要: Abstract Fluidization technology displays a long record of success stories, mostly related to applications thermal and thermochemical processes, which is fostering extension novel relatively unexplored fields. Application fluidized beds collection storage solar radiation in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) one the most promising, field poses challenging issues great opportunities fluidization scientists technologists. The potential this growing calls for reconsideration some typical design operation guidelines criteria, with goal exploiting inherently good performances gas-fluidized at their best. “Creative” non-conventional beds, like those based on uneven or unsteady (pulsed) fluidization, may be beneficial enhancement diffusivity surface-to-bed heat transfer, improving application very demanding context CSP energy storage.