Search Results - "Tescari, Stefania"
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Solar treatment of cohesive particles in a directly irradiated rotary kiln
Published in Solar energy (01-04-2019)“…[Display omitted] •Solar calcination of cement raw meal in open and directly irradiated rotary kiln.•Mixing of bed identified as the key to achieve high…”
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Storing solar energy in continuously moving redox particles – Experimental analysis of charging and discharging reactors
Published in Applied energy (15-02-2022)“…•Experimental demonstration of a rotary kiln for reduction, and a moving bed reactor for oxidation.•Solar rotary kiln for charging storage at rate of 10 kg/h,…”
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Techno-Economic Analysis of Candidate Oxide Materials for Thermochemical Storage in Concentrating Solar Power Systems
Published in Frontiers in energy research (12-07-2021)“…The thermal storage capability is an important asset of state-of-the-art concentrating solar power plants. The use of thermochemical materials, such as redox…”
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Impact of bed motion on the wall-to-bed heat transfer for powders in a rotary kiln and effect of built-ins
Published in International journal of heat and mass transfer (01-10-2021)“…•Heat transfer analysis in rotary kiln without and with longitudinal strips.•Heat transfer enhancement of powder by a factor of 2–3 with strips.•Usage of 6 or…”
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Solar thermochemical heat storage via the Co3O4/CoO looping cycle: Storage reactor modelling and experimental validation
Published in Solar energy (01-03-2017)“…•Co3O4 coated cordierite honeycomb structures used as a reactive material.•Development of a numerical model for a thermochemical storage reactor.•Numerical…”
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Exploitation of thermochemical cycles based on solid oxide redox systems for thermochemical storage of solar heat. Part 3: Cobalt oxide monolithic porous structures as integrated thermochemical reactors/heat exchangers
Published in Solar energy (01-04-2015)“…•Co3O4 foams are proposed as sensible-thermochemical solar energy storage systems.•Co3O4 foams with satisfactory structural integrity were successfully…”
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Exploitation of thermochemical cycles based on solid oxide redox systems for thermochemical storage of solar heat. Part 6: Testing of Mn-based combined oxides and porous structures
Published in Solar energy (01-06-2017)“…•Mn-Fe and Mn-Ca based mixed oxides investigated for thermochemical storage.•Robust performance and recordable oxidation enthalpy of…”
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Solar calcium looping cycle for CO2 capturing in a cement plant. Definition of process parameters and reactors selection
Published in Solar energy (15-05-2022)“…•TGA study to find out optimized process parameters of calcium looping in cement plant.•Chemical composition of candidate materials relevant for cycling…”
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Thermal model for the optimization of a solar rotary kiln to be used as high temperature thermochemical reactor
Published in Solar energy (01-09-2013)“…•Thermal model describing the behavior of a solar rotary kiln reactor to be used as solar thermochemical reactor.•Reactor aperture modeled as a fictive black…”
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Regulating Rates of Return Do Gravitate in US Manufacturing
Published in Metroeconomica (01-07-2014)“…In this paper we test for the gravitation of regulating return rates, namely those return rates yielded by capital goods incorporating the best methods of…”
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Solar thermochemical heat storage via the CO^sub 3^O^sub 4^/CoO looping cycle: Storage reactor modelling and experimental validation
Published in Solar energy (01-03-2017)“…Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) systems utilize reversible reactions to store solar energy in chemical form. The present work focuses on the…”
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Natural gas pyrolysis in double-walled reactor tubes using thermal plasma or concentrated solar radiation as external heating source
Published in Journal of natural gas chemistry (01-03-2009)“…The thermal pyrolysis of natural gas as a clean hydrogen production route is examined. The concept of a double-walled reactor tube is proposed and implemented…”
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