Optimization model for solar thermochemical reactor: Efficiency increase by a nonuniform heat sink distribution

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Tescari, S ^a   Mazet, N ^a   Neveu, P ^b   Abanades, S ^c  

^a PROMES CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c PROMES CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

cavity reactor; concentrated solar energy; geometrical optimization; new reactor design; solar thermochemical reactor

Indexed keywords

CAVITY REACTOR; CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; GEOMETRICAL OPTIMIZATION; NEW REACTOR DESIGN; SOLAR THERMOCHEMICAL REACTOR;

DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 79960910053     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004271     Document Type: Article

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