Title of article
Gamma-ray emission gauge for solar salt level in a tank
Author/Authors
Roberto Grena *، نويسنده , , Raffaele Scafe`، نويسنده , , Fabrizio Pisacane، نويسنده , , Gianfranco Canti، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Pages
6
From page
599
To page
604
Abstract
One of the most investigated heat transfer fluid or heat storage medium in the field of thermal solar conversion is the ‘‘solar salt”, a
mixture of nitrates NaNO3/KNO3, 60/40% by weight, respectively. The content of potassium in this fluid allows exploiting the self activity
of the isotope 40K to perform measurements useful for control or diagnostics of a solar plant. Here an experimental test on the noninvasive
measurement of the salt level in a tank by means of gamma-ray spectrometry is shown.
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Keywords
Molten nitrates , gamma-ray spectrometry , Molten salt storage , Potassium-40
Journal title
Solar Energy
Serial Year
2009
Journal title
Solar Energy
Record number
940062
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