Publications

    1. Kribus A, Doron P, Rubin R, Reuven R, Taragan E, Duchan S, Karni J,(2001) Performance of the directly-irradiated annular pressurized receiver (DIAPR) operating at 20 bar and 1,200 degrees C,  J. Solar Energy Eng. – transactions of the ASME 123(1),  pp 10-17

    2. Zhang C, Kribus A, Ben-Zvi R, (2001) Volumetric Optical Properties of Fully Anisotropic Participating Media, J. Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radioactive Transfer, 69(4), pp 415-430.

    3. Kribus A, Zhang C, Ben-Zvi R, (2001), Radiative Transport in Complex Anisotropic Media, in Fluid Mechanics and the Environment: Dynamical Approaches, Lecture Notes in Physics, Springer, pp 151-162.

    4. Zhang C, Kribus A, Ben-Zvi R, (2002), Effective Radiative Properties of a Cylinder Array, J. of Heat Transfer, 124(1), pp 198-200.

    5. Tal J, Ben-Zvi R, Kribus A, (2003), A High-Efficiency Parallel Solution of the Radiative Transfer Equation, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B, 44 ( 3), pp 295-308.

    6. Rubin R, Karni J, Yeheskel J, (2004) Chemical kinetics simulation of high temperature hydrocarbons reforming in a solar reactor, J. Sol. Energy Eng. 126, p 858.

    7. Adinberg R, Epstein M, Karni J (2004) Solar gasification of biomass: a molten salt pyrolysis study. J. Sol. Energy Eng., 126(3): pp 850-857.

    8. Berman A, Karn R.K, Epstein M (2005) Kinetics of steam reforming of methane on Ru/Al2O3 catalyst promoted with Mn oxides. Applied Catalysis A: General, 282/1-2, pp. 73-83.

    9. Vishnevetsky I, Epstein M, Rubin R (2005) Simulation of thermal and chemical processes in annular layer of ZnO-C mixtures. J. Sol. Energy Eng., 127 (August), pp. 401-412.

    10.  Klein H, Rubin, R,  Karni, J (2006), Generation of a radiation absorbing medium for a solar receiver by elutriation of fine particles from a spouted bed,  J. Solar Energy Eng. – transactions of the ASME,128 (3), pp 406-408

    11.  Berman A, Karn R.K, Epstein M (2006) A New Catalyst System for High-Temperature Solar Reforming of Methane. Energy & Fuels, 20(2), pp. 455-462.

    12.  Vishnevetsky I, Epstein M, Ben-Zvi R, Rubin R (2006) Feasibility Study on Non-Windowed Solar Reactor: ZnO Carboreduction as an Example. Solar Energy, 80, pp 1363-1375.

    13.  Berman A, Karn R.K, Epstein M (2007) Steam reforming of methane on a Ru/Al2O3 catalyst promoted with Mn oxides for solar hydrogen production. Green Chemistry, 9, pp 626-631.

    14.  Abu-Hamed T, Karni J, Epstein M (2007), The use of boron for thermochemical storage and distribution of solar energy. Solar Energy, 81 (1), pp 93-101.

    15.  Wieckert C, Frommherz U, Kraupl S, Guillot E, Olalde G, Epstein M, Santen S, Osinga T, Steinfeld A (2007) A 300 kW solar chemical pilot plant for the carbothermic production of Zinc. J. Sol. Energy Eng., 129 (May), pp190-196.

    16.  Vishnevetsky I, Epstein M (2007), Production of hydrogen from solar zinc in steam atmosphere. Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy, 32, pp 2791-2802.

    17.  Ben-Zvi R, Karni J, (2007), Simulation of a Volumetric Solar Reformer, J. Solar Energy Eng, 129( 2), pp 197-204.

    18.  Klein H, Karni J, Ben-Zvi R, Bertocchi R, (2007) Heat transfer in a directly irradiated solar receiver/reactor for solid-gas reactions, Solar Energy, 81( 10), pp 1227-1239.

    19.  Vishnevetsky I, Epstein M, Abu-Hamed T, Karni J (2008), Boron hydrolysis at moderate temperatures-first step to solar fuel cycle for transportation. J. Sol. Energy Eng., 130, 014506-1 to 5,

    20.  Segal A, Epstein M (2008), Practical considerations in designing large scale “beam down” optical systems. J. Sol. Energy Eng., 130, (1), pp 011009-1to 7.

    21.  Vishnevetsky I, Epstein M (2009), Tin as a possible candidate for solar thermochemical redox process for hydrogen production. J. Sol. Energy Eng., 131,  021007-1 to 021007-8.

    22.  Ben-Zvi R, Segal A, Epstein M (2009), Beam-Down mirror: thermal and stress analyses, J. Sol. Energy Eng., 131, pp 041003-1to12.

    23.  Epstein M, Olalde G, Santen S, Steinfeld A, Wieckert C (2008) ,Towards the industrial solar carbothermal production of Zinc. J. Sol. Energy Eng., 130, pp 014505-1 to 4

    24.  Ozalp N, Kogan A, Epstein M (2009) Solar decomposition of fossil fuels as an option for sustainability, a Review, Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy, 34, pp 710-720.

    25.  Ozalp N, Epstein M, Kogan A (2009), An overview of solar thermochemical hydrogen, carbon nano-materials and metals production. Chemical Engineering Transactions 18, pp 965-970.

    26.  Wieckert C, Epstein M, Olalde G, Santén S, Steinfeld A. (2009) Zinc Electrodes: Solar Thermal Production. In Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources, 5. Amsterdam: Elsevier; pp. 469-486.

    27.  Adinberg R, Zvegilski D, Epstein M (2010), Heat transfer efficient thermal energy storage for steam generation, Energy Conversion and Management Journal, 51( 1), pp 9-15.

    28.  Ozalp N, Epstein M, Kogan A (2010) Cleaner pathways of hydrogen, carbon nano-materials and metals production via solar thermal processing, Journal of Cleaner Production, JCLP, 18 (9), pp 900-907.

    29.  Epstein M, Vishnevetsky I, Berman A (2010) The SnO2/Sn Carbothermic Cycle for splitting water and production of hydrogen, J. Sol. Energy Eng. 132 (3), 031007-1 to 7.

    30.  Segal A, Epstein M (2010), Truncation of the secondary concentrator (CPC) as means to cost effective beam-down system, J. Solar Energy Eng. 132, pp 031004-1 to 4.

    31.  Mittelman G, Epstein M (2010), A novel power block for CSP systems, Solar Energy, pp 1761-1771.

    32.  Vishnevetsky I, Berman A, Epstein M (2011), Features of solar thermochemical redox cycles for hydrogen production from water as a function of reactants’ main characteristics, Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy, 36, pp. 2817-2830.

    33. Rubin R, Karni J, (2011) Carbon Dioxide reforming of methane in directly irradiated solar reactor with Porcupine absorber, J. Solar Energy Eng., 133(2) 021008.

    34.  Halman M, Epstein M, Steinfeld A (2011), Bauxite components vacuum carbothemic reduction: A thermodynamic study, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review, GMPR-2010-0060, in press.

    35.  R. Ben-Zvi, M. Epstein and A. Segal, Simulation of an Integrated Steam Generator for Solar Tower, Solar Energy (submitted 17/05/11).