Optimization of solar-powered Stirling heat engine with finite-time thermodynamics

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 421-427

  Yaqi, Li ^a,b   Yaling, He ^a   Weiwei, Wang ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dish collector; Finite time thermodynamics (FTT); Irreversible process; Solar thermal power; Stirling heat engine

Indexed keywords

DISH COLLECTORS; FINITE-TIME THERMODYNAMICS (FTT); IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; STIRLING;

ENGINES; FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR HEATING; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STIRLING ENGINES; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79751520969     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.06.037     Document Type: Article

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