Performance optimization of a solar driven heat engine with finite-rate heat transfer

Renewable Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1329-1344

  Sogut, Oguz Salim ^a   Durmayaz, Ahmet ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Finite rate heat transfer; Heat engine; Optimization; Power density; Solar

Indexed keywords

CARNOT CYCLE; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANTS; RANKINE CYCLE; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR RADIATION;

FINITE-RATE HEAT TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION; POWER DENSITY CONDITIONS; THERMAL RESERVOIRS;

HEAT ENGINES;

CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT TRANSFER; RADIATION;

EID: 14644392137     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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