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Publications

2025

Pseudo-viscous modeling of transport in dense granular flows for thermal energy storage applications

Nhu Pailes Nguyen, Margarita Caulfield, Gared Colton, Devesh Ranjan, Kyu Bum Han, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Powder Technology, 460, pp. 121044

DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2025.121044

Progress in particle-based solar energy capture and storage for concentrated solar power and thermal technology applications

Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Renkun Chen, Clifford K. Ho

Solar Energy, 292, pp. 113432

DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113432

Thermal extraction of H2O(s) from lunar regolith simulant with concentrated solar irradiation: Experimental analysis

Tyler P. Farr, Brant M. Jones, Thomas M. Orlando, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Acta Astronautica, 233, pp. 360-368

DOI: 10.1016/10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.03.040

Metal and metalloid production from lunar regolith simulants via carbothermal reduction: Thermodynamic and experimental analyses

Shaspreet Kaur, W. Jud Ready, Thomas M. Orlando, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Acta Astronautica, 232, pp. 479-492

DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.03.021

Exploring irradiated granular flows with rapid heating for concentrated solar thermal energy collection and storage

Shin Young Jeong, Devesh Ranjan, Zhuomin M. Zhang, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

iScience, 28, pp.1-9

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112164

2024

In situ thermal conductivity measurement revealing kinetics of thermochemical reactions

Ka Man Chung, Nhu P. Nguyen, Sarath R. Adapa, Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Renkun Chen

Journal of Applied Physics, 135, pp.215102

DOI: 10.1063/5.0207303

Modeling heat and mass transfer in granular flows between vertical parallel plates

Shin Young Jeong, Malavika V. Bagepalli, Joshua D. Brooks, Devesh Ranjan, Zhuomin M. Zhang, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Applied Thermal Engineering, 250, pp.123460

DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123460

Thermodynamic and experimental study on carbothermal reduction of JSC-1A lunar regolith simulant for metal and metalloid production

Shaspreet Kaur, Alexandr B. Aleksandrov, W. Jud Ready, Thomas M. Orlando, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Advances in Space Research, 73, pp. 4024-4039

DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2024.01.025

Two‐step chemical looping cycle for renewable NH3 production based on non‐catalytic Co3Mo3N/Co6Mo6N reactions

Nhu P. Nguyen, Shaspreet Kaur, H. Evan Bush, James E. Miller, Andrea Ambrosini, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Advanced Energy Materials, 14, pp.2302740

DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202302740

2023

Experimental and numerical analyses of gravity-driven granular flows between vertical parallel plates for solar thermal energy storage and transport

Shin Young Jeong, Malavika V. Bagepalli, Joshua D. Brooks, Devesh Ranjan, Zhuomin M. Zhang, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 216, pp. 124571

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.124571

Characterization of H2O vapor transport through Lunar Mare and Lunar Highland simulants at low pressures for in-situ resource utilization

Tyler P. Farr, Brant M. Jones, Thomas M. Orlando, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Advances in Space Research, 72, pp. 614-622

DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2023.03.018

A numerical study of the spectral radiative properties of packed bed with mixed bauxite and silica spheres

Chuyang Chen, Devesh Ranjan, Peter G. Loutzenhiser Zhuomin M. Zhang

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 207, pp. 124025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.124025

Recognizing the life and scientific contributions of a pioneer in solar thermochemistry: Prof. Aldo Steinfeld

Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Roman Bader, Thomas A. Cooper, Philipp Furler, María Elena Gálvez, Marco Gigantino, Philipp Good, Sophia Haussener, Illias Hischier, Christopher L. Muhich, Joerg Petrasch, Jonathan R. Scheffe

Solar Energy, 252, pp. 401-402

DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2023.01.050

2022

Spectral radiative properties of solid particles for concentrated solar power applications

Chuyang Chen, Shin Young Jeong, Devesh Ranjan, Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Zhuomin M. Zhang

Annual Review of Heat Transfer edited by Vish Prasad, Yogesh Jaluria, and Zhuomin Zhang, 25, pp. 175-221

DOI: 10.1615/AnnualRevHeatTransfer.2023047034

Exploiting reversible reduction/oxidation reactions for solar thermochemical energy storage in two-step cycles

Peter G. Loutzenhiser and Andrew J. Schrader

Annual Review of Heat Transfer edited by Vish Prasad, Yogesh Jaluria, and Zhuomin Zhang, 25, pp. 347-395

DOI: 10.1615/AnnualRevHeatTransfer.2023047784

Experimental characterization of extreme temperature granular flows for solar thermal energy transport and storage

Malavika V. Bagepalli, Shin Young Jeong, Joshua D. Brooks, Zhuomin M. Zhang, Devesh Ranjan, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 248, pp. 112020

DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2022.112020

Temperature programmed desorption comparison of lunar regolith to lunar regolith simulants LMS-1 and LHS-1

Ashley R. Clendenen, Alexandr Aleksandrov, Brant M. Jones, Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Daniel T. Britte, Thomas M. Orlando

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 592, pp. 117632

DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117632

Temperature-dependent spectral emittance of bauxite and silica particle beds

Chuyang Chen, Chiyu Yang, Kevin Pan, Devesh Ranjan, Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Zhuomin M. Zhang

Experimental Heat Transfer , pp. 1-19

DOI: 10.1080/08916152.2022.2080301

Spectral radiative properties of polydispersed SiO2 particle beds

Chuyang Chen, Chiyu Yang, Devesh Ranjan, Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Zhuomin M. Zhang

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, pp. 1-19

DOI: 10.2514/1.T6524

Structure and properties of modified calcium manganites for thermochemical energy storage applications

James E. Miller, Sean M. Babiniec, Eric N. Coker, Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Ellen B. Stechel, Andrea Ambrosini

Frontiers in Energy Research, 10, pp. 774099

DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2022.774099

Indirect solar receiver development for the thermal extraction of H2O(v) from lunar regolith: Heat and mass transfer modeling

Garrett L. Schieber, Brant M. Jones, Thomas M. Orlando, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Acta Astronautica 190, pp. 365-376

DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.09.020

2021

Measurements of scattering and absorption properties of submillimeter bauxite and silica particles

Shin Young Jeong, Chuyang Chen, Devesh Ranjan, Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Zhuomin M. Zhang

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 276, pp. 107923

DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2021.107923

Air separation via two-step solar thermochemical cycles based on SrFeO3-δ and (Ba,La)xSr1-xFeO3-δ perovskite reduction/oxidation reactions to produce N2: Rate limiting mechanism(s) determination

Nhu P. Nguyen, Tyler P. Farr, H. Evan Bush, Andrea Ambrosini, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 23, pp. 19280–19288

DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03303d

Measurement and analysis of thermal conductivity of ceramic particle beds for solar thermal energy storage

Ka Man Chung, Jian Zeng, Sarath Reddy Adapa, Tianshi Feng, Malavika V. Bagepalli, Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Kevin J. Albrecht, Clifford K. Ho, Renkun Chen

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 230, pp. 111271

DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111271

Air separation via a two-step solar thermochemical cycle based on (Ba,La)xSr1-xFeO3-δ: Thermodynamic analysis

H. Evan Bush, Nhu P. Nguyen, Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Andrea Ambrosini

Solid State Ionics 368, pp. 115692

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssi.2021.115692

Characterization of H2O transport through Johnson Space Center number 1A lunar regolith simulant at low pressure for in-situ resource utilization

Garrett L. Schieber, Brant M. Jones, Thomas M. Orlando, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Physics of Fluids, 33 pp. 037117

DOI: 10.1063/5.0042589

Numerical analyses of high temperature dense, granular flows coupled to high temperature flow property measurements for solar thermal energy storage

Justin D. Yarrington, Malavika V. Bagepalli, Gokul Pathikonda, Andrew J. Schrader, Zhuomin M. Zhang, Devesh Ranjan, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Solar Energy 213, pp. 350-360

DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.10.085

Pairing directional solar inputs from ray tracing to solar receiver/reactor heat transfer models on unstructured meshes: Development and case studies

H. Evan Bush, Andrew J. Schrader, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 143, pp. 031006

DOI: 10.1115/1.4048563

2020

An A- and B-site substitutional study of SrFeO3-δ perovskites for solar thermochemical air separation

Tyler P. Farr, Nhu P. Nguyen, H. Evan Bush, Andrea Ambrosini, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Materials 13, pp. 5123

DOI: 10.3390/ma13225123

Spectral radiative properties of ceramic particles for concentrated solar thermal energy storage applications

Chuyang Chen, Chiyu Yang, Devesh Ranjan, Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Zhuomin M. Zhang

International Journal of Thermophysics 41

DOI: 10.1007/s10765-020-02733-5

Spectral emittance measurements of micro/nanostructures in energy conversion: A review

Shiquan Shan, Chuyang Chen, Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Devesh Ranjan, Zhijun Zhou, Zhuomin M. Zhang

Frontiers in Energy

DOI: 10.1007/s11708-020-0693-0

Measurement of flow properties coupled to experimental and numerical analyses of dense, granular flows for solar thermal energy storage

Malavika V. Bagepalli, Justin D. Yarrington, Andrew J. Schrader, Zhuomin M. Zhang, Devesh Ranjan, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Solar Energy 207, pp. 77 to 90

DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.06.062

Experimental demonstration of a 5 kWth granular-flow reactor for solar thermochemical energy storage with aluminum-doped calcium manganite particles

Andrew J. Schrader, Garrett L. Schieber, Andrea Ambrosini, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Applied Thermal Engineering 173, 115257

DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115257

Aluminum-doped calcium manganite particles for solar thermochemical energy storage: Reactor design, particle characterization, and heat and mass transfer modeling

Andrew J. Schrader, H. Evan Bush, Devesh Ranjan, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 152, pp. 119461

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119461

Advection diffusion model for gas transport within a packed bed of JSC-1A regolith simulant

Garrett L. Schieber, Brant M. Jones, Thomas M. Orlando, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Acta Astronautica 169, pp. 32 to 39

DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.12.031

2019

Aluminum-doped strontium ferrites for a two-step solar thermochemical air separation cycle: Thermodynamic characterization and cycle analysis

H. Evan Bush, Rishabh Datta, and Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Solar Energy 188, pp. 775 to 786

DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2019.06.059

2018

Solar electricity via an Air Brayton cycle with an integrated two-step thermochemical cycle for heat storage based on Fe2O3/Fe3O4 redox reactions: Thermodynamic and kinetic analyses

H. Evan Bush and Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Solar Energy 174, pp. 617 to 627

DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2018.09.043

Design and demonstration of a prototype 1.5 kWth hybrid solar/autothermal steam gasifier

Alexander P. Muroyama, Iacopo Guscetti, Garrett L. Schieber, Sophia Haussener, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Fuel 211, pp. 331 to 340

DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2017.09.059

2017

A review of the state-of-the-art in solar-driven gasification processes with carbonaceous materials

Peter G. Loutzenhiser and Alexander P. Muroyama

Solar Energy 156, pp. 93 to 100

DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.05.008

H2O splitting via a two-step solar thermoelectrolytic cycle based on non-stoichiometric ceria redox reactions: Thermodynamic analysis

Garrett L. Schieber, Ellen B. Stechel, Andrea Ambrosini, James E. Miller, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 42, pp. 18785 to 18793

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.06.098

Design and characterization of a novel upward flow reactor for the study of high-temperature thermal reduction for solar-driven processes

H. Evan Bush, Karl-Philipp Schlichting, Robert J. Gill, Sheldon M. Jeter, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 139, pp 051004–1 to 051004–11

DOI: 10.1115/1.4037191

Solar electricity via an Air Brayton cycle with an integrated two-step thermochemical cycle for heat storage based on Co3O4/CoO redox reactions III: Solar thermochemical reactor design and modeling

Andrew J. Schrader, Gianmarco De Dominicis, Garrett L. Schieber, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Solar Energy 150, pp. 584 to 595

DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.05.003

2016

Kinetic analyses of gasification and combustion reactions of carbonaceous feedstocks for a hybrid solar/autothermal gasification process to continuously produce synthesis gas

Alexander P. Muroyama and Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Energy & Fuels 30, pp 4292 to 4299

DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b00359

2015

Characterization of a 6 kW high-flux solar simulator with an array of xenon arc lamps capable of concentrations of nearly 5000 suns

Robert J. Gill, H. Evan Bush, Philipp Haueter, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Review of Scientific Instruments 86, pp. 125107-1 to 125107-8

DOI: 10.1063/1.4936976

Solar electricity via an Air Brayton cycle with an integrated two-step thermochemical cycle for heat storage based on Co3O4/CoO redox reactions II: Kinetic analyses

Alexander P. Muroyama, Andrew J. Schrader, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Solar Energy 122, pp. 409 to 418

DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.08.038

Solar electricity via an Air Brayton cycle with an integrated two-step thermochemical cycle for heat storage based on Co3O4/CoO redox reactions: Thermodynamic analysis

Andrew J. Schrader, Alexander P. Muroyama, Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Solar Energy 118, pp. 485 to 495

DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.05.045

2014

Modeling of a dynamically-controlled hybrid solar/autothermal steam gasification reactor

Alexander P. Muroyama, Tyler Shinn, Roger Fales, and Peter G. Loutzenhiser

Energy & Fuels 28, pp. 6520 to 6530

DOI: 10.1021/ef501535r

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