Thermofluidynamic model and comparative analysis of parabolic trough collectors using oil, water/steam, or molten salt as heat transfer fluids

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 0210011-0210017

  Montes, M J ^a   Abanades A ^a   Martinez Val J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exergy; Molten salt; Oil; Parabolic trough; Thermofluidynamic model; Water steam

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DESIGN OPTION; DIRECT STEAM GENERATION; ENERGY GAIN; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS; MOLTEN SALT; OIL; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; WORKING FLUID; WORKING TEMPERATURES;

EXERGY; FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

FUSED SALTS;

EID: 77955221825     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001399     Document Type: Article

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