Convection and surface radiation heat losses from modified cavity receiver of solar parabolic dish collector with two-stage concentration

Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 363-373

  Reddy, K S ^a   Sendhil Kumar, N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REFLECTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MODIFIED CAVITY RECEIVERS; OPERATING TEMPERATURES; RADIATIVE HEAT LOSSES; SOLAR PARABOLIC DISH COLLECTORS; SURFACE RADIATIONS;

HEAT LOSSES;

EID: 57049158139     PISSN: 09477411     EISSN: 14321181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00231-008-0440-2     Document Type: Article

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