Sodium-based hydrides for thermal energy applications
Concentrating solar–thermal power (CSP) with thermal energy storage (TES) represents an attractive alternative to conventional fossil fuels for base-load power generation. Sodium alanate (NaAlH4) is a well-known sodium-based complex metal hydride but, more recently, high-temperature sodium-based com...
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| author | Sheppard, D. Humphries, Terry Buckley, C. |
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| description | Concentrating solar–thermal power (CSP) with thermal energy storage (TES) represents an attractive alternative to conventional fossil fuels for base-load power generation. Sodium alanate (NaAlH4) is a well-known sodium-based complex metal hydride but, more recently, high-temperature sodium-based complex metal hydrides have been considered for TES. This review considers the current state of the art for NaH, NaMgH3-xFx, Na-based transition metal hydrides, NaBH4 and Na3AlH6 for TES and heat pumping applications. These metal hydrides have a number of advantages over other classes of heat storage materials such as high thermal energy storage capacity, low volume, relatively low cost and a wide range of operating temperatures (100 °C to more than 650 °C). Potential safety issues associated with the use of high-temperature sodium-based hydrides are also addressed. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-328832021-01-19T03:55:11Z Sodium-based hydrides for thermal energy applications Sheppard, D. Humphries, Terry Buckley, C. Concentrating solar–thermal power (CSP) with thermal energy storage (TES) represents an attractive alternative to conventional fossil fuels for base-load power generation. Sodium alanate (NaAlH4) is a well-known sodium-based complex metal hydride but, more recently, high-temperature sodium-based complex metal hydrides have been considered for TES. This review considers the current state of the art for NaH, NaMgH3-xFx, Na-based transition metal hydrides, NaBH4 and Na3AlH6 for TES and heat pumping applications. These metal hydrides have a number of advantages over other classes of heat storage materials such as high thermal energy storage capacity, low volume, relatively low cost and a wide range of operating temperatures (100 °C to more than 650 °C). Potential safety issues associated with the use of high-temperature sodium-based hydrides are also addressed. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32883 10.1007/s00339-016-9830-3 Springer fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Sheppard, D. Humphries, Terry Buckley, C. Sodium-based hydrides for thermal energy applications |
| title | Sodium-based hydrides for thermal energy applications |
| title_full | Sodium-based hydrides for thermal energy applications |
| title_fullStr | Sodium-based hydrides for thermal energy applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sodium-based hydrides for thermal energy applications |
| title_short | Sodium-based hydrides for thermal energy applications |
| title_sort | sodium-based hydrides for thermal energy applications |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32883 |