Thermal transport by design for fast and efficient solar thermochemical fuel production

该项目旨在通过设计方法展示热传输的实用性，以开发功能梯度反应材料，从而实现快速高效的太阳能热化学燃料生产。预测能力将被开发，以优化多尺度辐射和气体传输加上非化学计量的氧化还原反应。将在原型太阳能热化学反应堆中在高通量照射下使用新结构演示合成气生产。该项目旨在推动热科学和高温太阳能热化学处理领域的发展，并扩大工程知识基础，为利用现有基础设施实现可持续交通铺平道路。

This project aims to demonstrate the utility of the thermal transport by design approach to develop functionally graded reactive materials that allow for fast and efficient solar thermo-chemical fuel production. Prediction capabilities will be developed to optimise multi-scale radiative and gas transport coupled with non-stoichiometric redox reactions. Synthesis gas production will be demonstrated using the new structures in a prototype solar thermochemical reactor under high-flux irradiation. This project aims to advance the fields of thermal sciences and high-temperature solar thermochemical processing and expand the engineering knowledge base to pave the way to sustainable transportation with the existing infrastructure.