Performance analysis of parabolic trough solar collector

Kung Cheng Je Wu Li Hsueh Pao/Journal of Engineering Thermophysics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 729-733

  Xiao, Jie ^a   He, Ya Ling ^a   Cheng, Ze Dong ^a   Tao, Yu Bing ^a   Xu, Rong Ji ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coupled heat transfer; FVM; Heat flux distribution; MCRT; Parabolic trough solar collector

Indexed keywords

COUPLED HEAT TRANSFER; FVM; HEAT FLUX DISTRIBUTION; MCRT; PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR COLLECTOR;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SUN;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 65649137780     PISSN: 0253231X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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