Singh, Abhishek Kumar and Lapp, Justin and Grobbel, Johannes and Brendelberger, Stefan and Reinhold, Jan Philipp and de Oliveira, Lamark and Ermanoski, Ivan and Siegel, Nathan P. and McDaniel, Anthony and Roeb, Martin and Sattler, Christian (2017) Design of a pilot scale directly irradiated, high temperature, and low pressure moving particle cavity chamber for metal oxide reduction. Solar Energy, 157, pp. 365-376. Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.08.040 ISSN 0038-092X
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Recently a novel design concept of a reactor—the cascading pressure reactor—for the thermochemical fuel production, using a solar-driven redox cycle, was proposed. In this concept, thermal reduction of metal oxide particles is completed in multiple stages, at successively lower pressures. This leads to an order of Magnitude decrease in the pumping power demand as compared to a single stage, which in turn increases the solar to fuel efficiency. An important step in the process is the transfer of heat in the form of concentrated solar radiation to the particles, while providing reducing conditions in the space surrounding the particles. In this context, a novel system for heating and reducing particles, with a focus on operating at the small prototype scale (below 20 kW), is investigated. The key goals of the system are continuous operation, uniform heating of the reactive material, the ability to heat reactive material to 1723 K or higher, and flexibility of control. These criteria have led to the conceptual design of a continuous thin-layer particle conveyor, contained in an apertured, windowed cavity and enclosed in a vacuum chamber. This chamber, in combination with a water-splitting chamber and other System components, allows the possibility of testing multiple redox materials without any significant change in the reactor design. The present work shows a potential design for the proposed component, feasibility tests of the physics of moving particles with relevant materials, and series of interconnected numerical models and calculations that can be used to size such a system for the appropriate scales of power and mass flow rates. The use of a unified design strategy has led to efficient development of the system. Experimental investigations of the horizontal motion plate allowed effective determination of motion profiles and bed uniformity. The most important factors determined through the modeling effort were the aperture diameter, which serves as the coupling point between the solar simulator lamp array and the cavity particle heating, and the particle bed thickness, which has a strong effect on the outlet temperature of the particles.
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Document Type: | Article | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | Design of a pilot scale directly irradiated, high temperature, and low pressure moving particle cavity chamber for metal oxide reduction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 1 September 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Solar Energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 157 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI : | 10.1016/j.solener.2017.08.040 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 365-376 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 0038-092X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Thermochemical Metal oxide Reduction reactor Pressure cascade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Renewable Energies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | Solar Fuels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | E SW - Solar and Wind Energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | E - Solar Fuels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Jülich , Köln-Porz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Solar Research > Solar Chemical Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Sattler, Prof. Dr. Christian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 19 Sep 2017 14:58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 19 Sep 2017 14:58 |
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