An experimental investigation on characteristics of supercritical CO2-based solar Rankine system

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1168-1178

  Zhang, Xin Rong ^a,b   Yamaguchi, Hiroshi ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Power generation; Rankine cycle; Solar energy; Supercritical CO2

Indexed keywords

COLLECTING EFFICIENCY; CONDENSATION TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLING FACTORS; ELECTRICAL HEATING; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FLOW DIRECTION; HEAT TRANSFER MEASUREMENTS; LOCAL NUSSELT NUMBER; MASS FLOW; MASS FLOW RATE; RANKINE; SUPERCRITICAL CO;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEATING; MASS TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; RANKINE CYCLE; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 80054971105     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1755     Document Type: Article

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