Thermal performance of linear Fresnel reflecting solar concentrator with trapezoidal cavity absorbers

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 541-550

  Singh, Panna Lal ^a   Sarviya, R M ^b   Bhagoria, J L ^b  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Fresnel reflecting solar concentrator; Heat loss coefficient; Selective surface coating; Thermal efficiency; Trapezoidal cavity absorber

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAT LOSSES; REFLECTION; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR ENERGY;

FRESNEL; HEAT LOSS COEFFICIENTS; SELECTIVE SURFACE; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; TRAPEZOIDAL CAVITY;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

ABSORPTION; COATING; DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT FLUX; NICKEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIPE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE AREA; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 75449111197     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.08.019     Document Type: Article

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