The impact of geometrical parameters on the thermal performance of a solar receiver of dish-type concentrated solar energy system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2501-2513

  Wang, Mo ^a   Siddiqui, Kamran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Parabolic dish concentrator; Receiver; Solar energy; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

APERTURE SIZES; ARGON GAS; CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; GAS TEMPERATURE; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; PARABOLIC DISH CONCENTRATOR; PARABOLIC DISH-RECEIVER SYSTEMS; PARABOLIC DISHES; RIM ANGLE; SOLAR RECEIVER; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; WORKING FLUID; WORKING GAS;

ARGON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MIXED CONVECTION; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR RADIATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ARGON; GEOMETRY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WALL;

EID: 77954815469     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.03.021     Document Type: Article

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