EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON LEAKING DETECTION OF MOLTEN SALT STORAGE TANK THROUGH ELECTRODE SLICES

Zhao Hui; Huang Zhonghua; Zuo Yuhang; Shi Hua; Zhou Hao

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2021-0872

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (1) : 109-113. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2021-0872

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON LEAKING DETECTION OF MOLTEN SALT STORAGE TANK THROUGH ELECTRODE SLICES

Zhao Hui¹, Huang Zhonghua^1,2, Zuo Yuhang², Shi Hua², Zhou Hao²

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This paper presents a method for detecting the leakage of molten salt tank by electrode slices and the feasibility of the method is studied experimentally. The results show that when molten salt at different temperatures leaks, it will make the circuit of the electrode slices immediately form a path, and the leakage of the molten salt tank can be sensitively detected. Besides, the higher the operating temperature of molten salt, the closer the electrode slices are to the top of the foundation material, the stronger the conductivity of molten salt reaching the electrode slices, the greater the current of the circuit, the better the sensitivity and continuity of the electrode slices to detect the leakage of molten salt tank.

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solar thermal power generation / molten salt tanks / leakage / electrical conductivity / electrode slices

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Zhao Hui, Huang Zhonghua, Zuo Yuhang, Shi Hua, Zhou Hao. EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON LEAKING DETECTION OF MOLTEN SALT STORAGE TANK THROUGH ELECTRODE SLICES[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2023, 44(1): 109-113 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2021-0872

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