Optical and thermal performance of a three-dimensional compound parabolic concentrator for spherical absorber

Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-380

  Senthilkumar, S ^a   Perumal, K ^b   Srinivasan, P S S ^c  

^a Kongu Polytechnic College   (India)

^b Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science   (India)

^c K S RANGASAMY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

3D CPC; Optical and thermal efficiency of CPC; Solar concentrator

Indexed keywords

3D CPC; ACCEPTANCE ANGLE; ALUMINIZED POLYESTER FOILS; COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR; CONCENTRATION RATIO; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; HIGH REFLECTIVITY; IN-SITU STEAM GENERATION; LOW PRESSURES; MEDIUM RANGE; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; STEAM GENERATION; TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPOUNDS; TIME CONSTANTS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORROSION PREVENTION; REFLECTION; STEAM; STEAM GENERATORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 71449123647     PISSN: 02562499     EISSN: 09737677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12046-009-0017-x     Document Type: Article

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