Thermodynamic cycles for a small particle heat exchange receiver used in concentrating solar power plants

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Kitzmiller, Kyle ^a   Miller, Fletcher ^a  

^a San Diego State Univ   (United States)

Author keywords

Brayton cycle; concentrating solar power; gas turbine; small particle solar receiver; thermodynamic cycles

Indexed keywords

ABSORBING MEDIUM; COMBUSTING FUELS; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER PLANT; ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION; GAS-COOLED; HEAT EXCHANGE; HEATED TUBES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATLAB CODE; PART LOAD; POTENTIAL CYCLES; PRESSURE RATIO; PRESSURIZED AIR; PRESSURIZED GAS; PROCESS GAS; SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES; SMALL PARTICLES; SOLAR FLUX; SOLAR RECEIVER; SOLAR THERMAL; SUBMICRON-SIZED PARTICLES; SUN MOTION; TEMPERATURE LOSS; THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE; THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES; TUBE WALLS; TURBINE INLET TEMPERATURE; VOLUMETRIC RECEIVERS;

BRAYTON CYCLE; CERAMIC FOAMS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; GAS PLANTS; GASES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MATLAB; SMALL POWER PLANTS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TEMPERATURE; TURBINES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 79961217624     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004270     Document Type: Article

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