Thermal stress analysis of eccentric tube receiver using concentrated solar radiation

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1809-1815

  Wang, Fuqiang ^a   Shuai, Yong ^a   Yuan, Yuan ^a   Yang, Guo ^a   Tan, Heping ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar radiation; Eccentric tube receiver; Fitting function method; Ray tracing; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

CFD ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATION; CONCENTRIC TUBE; ECCENTRIC TUBE RECEIVER; FITTING FUNCTION METHOD; FITTING FUNCTIONS; HEAT FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS; MONTE-CARLO RAY TRACING; ORIENTED ANGLE; PARABOLIC TROUGH CONCENTRATORS; RECEIVER SYSTEM; THERMAL STRESS FIELD;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RAY TRACING; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR RADIATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; SUN; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOELASTICITY;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ECCENTRICITY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RAY TRACING; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 77956172189     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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