TOPCSP Project at the 30th SolarPACES Conference

TopCSP at the 30th SolarPACES Conference
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The EU TOPCSP project team attended the 30th SolarPACES Conference in Rome, Italy. All doctoral candidates of the TOPCSP Project presented their research at the conference. Below are the contributions of our DCs:

  • Real-TImE 3DT: Real-time Image Enhanced Data-Driven Digital Twin – DC1: Sergio Diaz
  • Numerical investigation of two-phase flow in DSG solar receivers: An Euler-Euler modelling approach – DC2: Israel Aguilera
  • Experimental investigation of Direct Steam Generation for horizontal or slightly tilted Solar Receivers – DC2: Israel Aguilera
  • Application of Molten Salt Electrical Heaters to Increase the Flexibility of CSP Plants’ Power Block – DC3: Eylül Gedik
  • Dynamic Simulation of CSP Plants’ Power Block – DC3: Eylül Gedik
  • Inverse Heat Transfer Analysis for Estimating Temperature and Heat Flux in Solar Tower Receivers – DC4: Vahid Safari
  • Comparison of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers for CO2 and CO2+SiCl4 mixtures transcritical cycles – DC5: Vladimir Naumov
  • Design and Optimization of a Molten Salt Electrical Heater for Hybridization-CSP Plants Applications – DC6: Hussein Al-Saaidi
  • High concentration optical system for solar fuel production via cerium oxide thermochemical cycle – DC7: Alejandro González
  • AI-based Generative Geometrical Design of Concentrated Solar Thermal Tower Receivers – DC8: Jorge Moreno
  • Coupled optimization of solar field and receiver geometry and thermal/hydraulic design – DC9: Tom Todtenhaupt
  • Water and carbon footprint for two condensing configurations for a solar thermal power plant – DC10: María Asunción Palmero

The conference concluded with a technical tour of the ENEA Casaccia Research Center.

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