Esther Rojas

Dr. Esther Rojas

CIEMAT - Plataforma Solar de Almería, Tabernas, Spain
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Academic Career Length

28Years (1999-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 October 2006 in Solar Energy
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EZEduardo Zarza
Eduardo Zarza
Esther RojasEsther Rojas
Esther Rojas
LGLourdes González
Lourdes González
JCJosé Ma Caballero
José Ma Caballero
FRFernando Rueda
Fernando Rueda

1 May 2013 in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
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Rocío BayónRocío Bayón
Rocío Bayón
Esther RojasEsther Rojas
Esther Rojas

1 December 2010 in Applied Thermal Engineering
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Rocío BayónRocío Bayón
Rocío Bayón
Esther RojasEsther Rojas
Esther Rojas
Loreto ValenzuelaLoreto Valenzuela
Loreto Valenzuela
EZEduardo Zarza
Eduardo Zarza
JLJavier León
Javier León

1 February 2015 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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AFAránzazu Fernández-García
Aránzazu Fernández-García
Esther RojasEsther Rojas
Esther Rojas
MPManuel Pérez-García
Manuel Pérez-García
RSRicardo Silva
Ricardo Silva
Quetzalcoatl Hernandez-EscobedoQuetzalcoatl Hernandez-Escobedo
Quetzalcoatl Hernandez-Escobedo
Francisco Manzano-AgugliaroFrancisco Manzano-Agugliaro
Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro

1 May 2014 in Solar Energy
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MBMario Biencinto
Mario Biencinto
Rocío BayónRocío Bayón
Rocío Bayón
Esther RojasEsther Rojas
Esther Rojas
LGLourdes González
Lourdes González

8 February 2022 in Sustainability
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MRMohammad Rahjoo
Mohammad Rahjoo
GGGuido Goracci
Guido Goracci
PMPavel Martauz
Pavel Martauz
Esther RojasEsther Rojas
Esther Rojas
JDJorge S. Dolado
Jorge S. Dolado
Solar energy is an energy intermittent source that faces a substantial challenge for its power dispatchability. Hence, concentrating solar power (CSP) plants and solar process heat (SPH) applications employ thermal energy storage (TES) technologies as a link between power generation and optimal load distribution. Ordinary Portland cement (OPC)-based materials are widely used in sensible TES, but their use is limited to operation temperatures below 400 to 500 °C because of thermal degradation processes. This work proposes a geopolymer (GEO)-based concrete as a suitable alternative to OPC concrete for TES that withstands high running temperatures, higher than 500 °C. To this end, thermophysical properties of a geopolymer-based concrete sample were initially measured experimentally; later, energy storage capacity and thermal behavior of the GEO sample were modeled numerically. In fact, different thermal scenarios were modeled, revealing that GEO-based concrete can be a sound choice due to its thermal energy storage capacity, high thermal diffusivity and capability to work at high temperature regimes.