Compact heat exchangers: A review and future applications for a new generation of high temperature solar receivers

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4855-4875

  Li, Qi ^a,b   Flamant, Gilles ^b   Yuan, Xigang ^a   Neveu, Pierre ^b,c   Luo, Lingai ^d  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Compact heat exchanger; Heat transfer enhancement; Solar receiver

Indexed keywords

COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; CRITICAL COMPONENT; FRICTION FACTORS; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NEW ENERGY SOURCES; SOLAR RECEIVER; THERMO-HYDRAULIC;

COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 81855191897     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.066     Document Type: Review

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