Influence of $$NO_2^ - $$ on the Microscopic Structure and Physical Properties of the Binary Nitrate Salts: a Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study

Perspectives on Solar Salt‐Based Nanofluids Used in Concentrated Solar Power Plants

“…Therefore, researchers increasingly turn to computational MD simulations as a complementary and predictive tool. There are numerous studies regarding MD simulations for molten salts [31,68,[71][72][73][74][75][76][77]85] but only a few focus on NFs made from solar salt and different nanoparticles. In this regard, the studies presented by Wen et al [69] and Hu et al [49,56] who complemented their thermophysical studies with MD simulations, and Camacho et al [70] who complimented their corrosion study with MD, stand out.…”

“…Although the C p enhancement mechanisms related to the size and concentration of nanoparticles are clear, there is still not enough evidence to explain the effect of nanoparticle type; therefore, as a complementary tool, some researchers have begun performing computational simulations. [31,49,56,[68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77] It is clear that there is still much to investigate about NF made with nanoparticles and also on NF made with 2D nanomaterials, as the data available is still in its infancy. In this regard, the effect of small amounts of MWCNTs, [60] graphene, [59] and h-BN [36] on solar salt has been reported to be outstanding, as the increase of C p was up to 180%.…”