Energy and exergy analysis of solar power tower plants

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 3904-3913

  Xu, Chao ^a   Wang, Zhifeng ^a   Li, Xin ^a   Sun, Feihu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Central receiver; Exergy analysis; Solar power tower plant; Supercritical power cycle

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION RATIO; DESIGN PARAMETERS; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY AND EXERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY LOSS; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY LOSS; HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS; HELIOSTAT FIELD; MOLTEN SALT; POWER CYCLE; RECEIVER SYSTEM; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; SOLAR POWER TOWER; SOLAR POWER TOWER PLANT; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; SOLAR TOWER SYSTEMS; SUPER-CRITICAL; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; EXERGY; FUSED SALTS; HEAT TRANSFER; RANKINE CYCLE; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; TOWERS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 80052926981     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.07.038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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