Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160100131

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE160100131

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Multifunctional micro/nano-engineered solar thermal receivers. This project is designed to develop a new class of thermal receivers that overcome key challenges in today's concentrating solar thermal systems. The development of accurate micro/nanofabrication and characterisation techniques in recent years has made it possible to achieve thermofluid devices that are engineered from the bottom up to achieve high performance at relatively low cost. This project aims to develop a new class of solar thermal receivers which use micro/nanotechnology to directly absorb concentrated solar energy with very little pumping power and minimal radiative heat loss. By tailoring the geometry and materials inside the receiver, the project expects to achieve a unique level of integrated optical, heat transfer and fluid flow control.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2016

End Date: 29-06-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $300,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Interdisciplinary Engineering | Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering | Fluidisation and Fluid Mechanics | Heat and Mass Transfer Operations

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Solar-Thermal Energy |

Other Keywords

Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering | Fluidisation and Fluid Mechanics | Heat and Mass Transfer Operations | Interdisciplinary Engineering | Solar-Thermal Energy

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