... of solar fuel requires a quasi-steady-state process temperature, which represents the main challenge due to the transient nature of solar power. In this work, an adaptive model predictive controller (MPC) is presented to regulate the temperature inside a tubular solar reactor to produce solid-state solar...

.... , 2021 , “ Ultra-High Temperature Thermal Conductivity Measurements of a Reactive Magnesium Manganese Oxide Porous Bed Using a Transient Hot Wire Method ,” ASME J. Heat Transfer-Trans. ASME , 143 ( 10 ), p. 104502 . 10.1115/1.4052081 heat transfer solar fuel solar reactor thermal storage...

... characterization and materials-by-design approaches are useful for understanding and optimizing the complex thermal transport processes and, consequently, for achieving the ultimate high efficiencies of solar reactors. The desired characteristics of an absorbing and reacting material must allow for (i) efficient...