Microwave Power-to-Heat for Solar Salt: Multiphysics Analysis and Design Constraints
太陽塩のマイクロ波電力対熱変換：マルチフィジックス解析と設計制約 (AI 翻訳)
Valverde C, Díaz-Morcillo A, Fayos-Fernández J, Monzó-Cabrera J, Rodríguez-García M, Rojas E
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日本語
本論文は、太陽塩（溶融硝酸塩）を蓄熱媒体とするマイクロ波加熱の可能性と限界を、マルチフィジックスシミュレーションと実験により評価した。太陽塩は高導電性のイオン性媒体であり、マイクロ波の浸透深度が浅いため、加熱は表面に限定される。2つの共振器構成（915MHz単一モード楕円空洞と2.45GHzマルチモード準円筒空洞）を解析し、設計上の制約を明らかにした。結果は、次世代Power-to-Heatシステムへのマイクロ波加熱統合における実用的限界を示す。
English
This paper investigates microwave heating of molten solar salt (solar salt) for thermal energy storage, combining multiphysics simulations and experiments. Solar salt behaves as a highly conductive ionic medium with limited microwave penetration, leading to surface-localized heating. Two cavity configurations were analyzed, revealing practical design constraints for integrating microwave heating into next-generation Power-to-Heat systems for industrial decarbonization.
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日本のGX文脈において
日本では、産業用熱の脱炭素化が重要課題であり、太陽熱発電や廃熱利用の蓄熱技術が注目されている。本論文は、従来の電気ヒーターに代わるマイクロ波加熱の実用可能性と設計制約を示しており、日本国内での再生可能エネルギー統合や工場熱プロセスの電化に示唆を与える。
In the global GX context
Globally, thermal energy storage is critical for integrating intermittent renewables and decarbonizing industrial heat. This paper provides a rigorous multiphysics analysis of microwave heating for solar salt, highlighting penetration depth constraints. It offers design guidelines for next-generation Power-to-Heat systems, relevant to CSP plants and industrial heat electrification efforts worldwide.
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🔬研究者:Provides multiphysics simulation methodology and experimental validation for microwave heating of conductive molten salts, defining fundamental design limits.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Thermal energy storage using suitable materials represents a strategic solution for integrating renewable energy and supporting the decarbonisation of industrial processes. Current Power-to-Heat systems using solar salt as thermal storage medium rely on electric heaters; however, the low thermal conductivity of molten solar salt promotes localised hot spots, leading to material degradation and reduced performance. Microwave heating is emerging as a promising alternative due to its volumetric heating capabilities and compatibility with renewable electricity. Nevertheless, dielectric characterisation reveals that molten solar salt behaves as a highly conductive ionic medium with significant dielectric losses, which limits microwave penetration and leads to predominantly surface-localised heating. To investigate this limitation, two cavity configurations were analysed using multiphysics simulations with parametric optimisation: a single-mode elliptical cavity operating at 915 MHz, incorporating an iris, and a quasi-cylindrical multimode cavity operating at 2.45 GHz for scalable applications. The coupled electromagnetic, fluid-flow, and thermal behaviour was evaluated through the resulting field distributions and heating patterns. Complementary experiments assessed microwave-transparent materials for containing molten solar salt and determined its emissivity from thermographic measurements, highlighting key engineering considerations for integrating microwave heating into next-generation Power-to-Heat technologies. The results demonstrate that, for highly conductive molten solar salt, microwave heating is fundamentally constrained by the limited penetration depth of electromagnetic energy, defining practical design limits for its integration into next-generation Power-to-Heat systems.
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- Research Square https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202606.0550.v1first seen 2026-06-10 04:31:54
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