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Alkali-metal carbonate salts meet many of the working fluid and storage medium requirements for high temperature, 900°C, solar central receiver systems. But, because of their corrosiveness, they present special problems in the design of storage tanks. These problems are discussed and solutions are proposed. For example, in order to reduce corrosion and temperature sufficiently to retain the strength of the containing wall material, internal thermal insulation is required. Several storage-tank design concepts are presented and analyzed.
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West, R.E. (1987). High Temperature Sensible Heat Storage. In: Yüncü, H., Paykoc, E., Yener, Y. (eds) Solar Energy Utilization. NATO ASI Series, vol 129. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3631-7_23
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