A mixture of sodium and potassium salts is used for energy storage in certain solar energy plant

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A mixture of sodium and potassium salts is used for energy storage in certain solar energy plant designs. Such a mixture is used in a temperature range between 300 C and 500C where it is a liquid and where its specific heat is approximately 1.5 kJ/kg K. Why would engineers choose a substance like this over steam?

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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