- By:
- Pint, Bruce A; Kurley III, James M; Sulejmanovic, Dino
- Journal Name:
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Page Number:
- 20011-20011
- Volume:
- 2445
- Issue Number:
- 1
- Publication Date:
- November 9, 2023
- Conference Name:
- SolarPaces 2020
- Conference Location:
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
- Conference Sponsor:
- SolarPaces
- View DOI Listing:
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0085929
Abstract
For the next generation of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, K-Mg-Na chloride salts are being explored as a potential higher temperature thermal storage medium. However, there are concerns about compatibility of structural alloys with the salt. To move beyond simple static pot compatibility experiments while a pumped salt loop is being constructed, thermal convection loops were constructed from ∼16wt.%Cr Ni-based alloy 600 and operated for 100-1000 h with peak temperatures of 700° and 750°C. These experiments indicated that alloy 600 was compatible up to 700°C with purified (i.e. low O2-) or dried (low H2O) industrial-sourced Mg-K-Na chloride salt with <10 µm/yr loss. Mass transfer was observed from the hot leg to the cold leg in each experiment and more surface deposits were observed with the dried salt. Post-exposure room temperature tensile tests showed minimal degradation of alloy 600 under these conditions.
