A conceptual design of solar boiler

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1713-1722

  Muñoz, Javier ^a   Abánades, Alberto ^a   Martínez Val, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar energy; Conceptual design; Electric power generation; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; CONTROL COMPLEXITY; DIRECT SOLAR; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; HOT GAS; MOLTEN SALT; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PRESSURE LOSS; SOLAR BOILERS; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMO-MECHANICAL STRESS; TOWER TECHNOLOGY;

BOILERS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; FUSED SALTS; HYDROCARBONS; MINERAL OILS; MINING; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; STEAM POWER PLANTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STRESSES; SUN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; TOWERS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; POWER PLANT; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 67651094111     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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