Study of an Air-Molten Salt Heat Exchanger, a CFD and 1D Approach
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CFD, Air-Molten Salt Heat Exchanger, Simplified ModelsAbstract
The work consists of the design and study of an air-molten salt heat exchanger using different numerical models. The heat exchanger will be built and used on a lab-scale unit that studies the behavior of a lab scale thermal energy storage system. The thermal storage experimental unit is a prototype designed to mimic the behavior of a CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) plants.
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Copyright (c) 2026 Jordi Vera, Oriol Sanmarti, Santiago Torras, Carlos David Perez-Segarra
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Accepted 2026-04-18
Published 2026-06-10