Abstract: Next generation concentrating solar power (CSP) plants that use solid particles as the heat transfer and storage medium provide opportunities for higher temperature operation, higher efficiency, and lower levelized cost. However, falling particles over component material surfaces can cause significant erosion, severely limiting the performance and operational service life of the components. An understanding … Continue reading Published at Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells – Erosion wear analysis of heat exchange surfaces in a falling particle-based concentrating solar power system