Application of the quasilattice model to association in dilute reciprocal molten salt mixtures. System silver sulfate-potassium nitrate

1973 ◽  
Vol 77 (22) ◽  
pp. 2672-2677
Author(s):  
C. E. Vallet ◽  
J. Braunstein
Keyword(s):  
Molten Salt ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
Silver Sulfate ◽  
Salt Mixtures

Multicomponent Molten Salt Mixtures Based on Nitrate/Nitrite Anions

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph G. Cordaro ◽  
Nicholas C. Rubin ◽  
Robert W. Bradshaw
Keyword(s):  
Molten Salt ◽  
Liquidus Temperature ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
Parabolic Trough ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sodium Calcium ◽  
Salt Mixtures ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Sodium And Potassium ◽  
Liquidus Temperatures

Molten salts are a promising medium for thermal energy transfer and storage. They have a very low vapor pressure and most are unreactive in air. Over the past 3 decades, Sandia National Laboratories has investigated a variety of molten salt mixtures of alkali nitrates and, most recently, quaternary mixtures of sodium, calcium, lithium, and potassium nitrate salts. This effort led to the discovery of mixtures with liquidus temperatures below 100°C. We have now extended this work to the mixed nitrate/nitrite anion system and found compositions with liquidus temperatures below 80°C. In this paper, we present experimental results exploring the lithium, sodium, and potassium compositional space with a 1:1 molar mixture of nitrate/nitrite. From our work, we have identified a five-component system with a liquidus temperature near 70°C. Physical properties of these salts, such as viscosity and density, are reported as well as thermal stability in air. Such a molten salt mixture, with a low liquidus temperature, has the potential to make parabolic trough collectors economically competitive with traditional power generation schemes.

On the Electrochemical Thermodynamics of Minor Components in Molten Salt Mixtures

2021 ◽  
Vol 168 (2) ◽  
pp. 026502
Author(s):  
R. L. Fitzhugh ◽  
A. D. Clark ◽  
S. D. Nickerson ◽  
M. J. Memmott ◽  
J. N. Harb
Keyword(s):  
Molten Salt ◽  
Minor Components ◽  
Salt Mixtures ◽  
Electrochemical Thermodynamics

scholarly journals Anomalous Increase in Specific Heat of Binary Molten Salt-Based Graphite Nanofluids for Thermal Energy Storage

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Kim ◽  
Byeongnam Jo
Keyword(s):  
Specific Heat ◽  
Molten Salt ◽  
Base Fluid ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Layer Structure ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
Nanoparticle Concentration ◽  
Anomalous Increase ◽  
Salt Mixtures ◽  
Graphite Nanoparticles

An anomalous increase of the specific heat was experimentally observed in molten salt nanofluids using a differential scanning calorimeter. Binary carbonate molten salt mixtures were used as a base fluid, and the base salts were doped with graphite nanoparticles. Specific heat measurements of the nanofluids were performed to examine the effects of the composition of two salts consisting of the base fluid. In addition, the effect of the nanoparticle concentration was investigated as the concentration of the graphite nanoparticles was varied from 0.025 to 1.0 wt %. Moreover, the dispersion homogeneity of the nanoparticles was explored by increasing amount of surfactant in the synthesis process of the molten salt nanofluids. The results showed that the specific heat of the nanofluid was enhanced by more than 30% in the liquid phase and by more than 36% in the solid phase at a nanoparticle concentration of 1 wt %. It was also observed that the concentration and the dispersion homogeneity of nanoparticles favorably affected the specific heat enhancement of the molten salt nanofluids. The dispersion status of graphite nanoparticles into the salt mixtures was visualized via scanning electron microscopy. The experimental results were explained according to the nanoparticle-induced compressed liquid layer structure of the molten salts.

scholarly journals Surface behavior of low-temperature molten salt mixtures during the transition from liquid to solid

2019 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
pp. 290-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radha G. Bhuin ◽  
Patrick Schreiber ◽  
Bettina S.J. Heller ◽  
Marlene Scheuermeyer ◽  
Peter Wasserscheid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Molten Salt ◽  
Surface Behavior ◽  
Salt Mixtures
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