Thermochemical solar reactor: Simplified method for the geometrical optimization at a given incident flux

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Tescari, Stefania ^a   Neveu, Pierre ^b   Mazet, Nathalie ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar energy; Constructal method; Geometrical optimization; Thermochemical reactor

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; CONSTRUCTAL METHODS; GEOMETRICAL OPTIMIZATION; INCIDENT FLUX; REACTOR DESIGNS; SIMPLIFIED METHOD; SOLAR REACTORS; THERMO-CHEMICAL REACTOR; THERMOCHEMICALS; TRANSFER MODES;

THERMOANALYSIS;

EID: 77249171458     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.2091     Document Type: Article

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