Monte Carlo radiative transfer modeling of a solar chemical reactor for the co-production of zinc and syngas

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-108

  Kräupl, Stefan ^a   Steinfeld, Aldo ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMICS; ZINC;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; RECEIVER-REACTOR GEOMETRY; SYNGAS; THERMAL EFFICIENCIES;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 14844294816     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1824105     Document Type: Article

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