Dynamic modeling and simulation of a solar direct steam-generating system

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1341-1355

  Yan, Qin ^a,b   Hu, Eric ^b   Yang, Yongping ^a   Zhai, Rongrong ^a  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic modeling; Sensitivity analysis; Simulation; Solar direct steam generating system

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MODELING; DYNAMIC MODELING AND SIMULATION; EULER'S METHOD; GENERATING SYSTEM; INLET WATER TEMPERATURES; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; SIMULATED RESULTS; SIMULATION; SOLAR DIRECT STEAM-GENERATING SYSTEM; START-UP SIMULATION; SUPERHEATED STEAM; TEST DATA; THERMAL PARAMETERS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EULER EQUATIONS; INLET FLOW; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SUN;

STEAM;

EID: 78049424487     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1678     Document Type: Article

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