2025
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, in press
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, in press
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
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