A modular ceramic cavity-receiver for high-temperature high-concentration solar applications

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Hischier, I ^a   Pozivil P ^a   Steinfeld, A ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR; FINITE ELEMENT TECHNIQUES; FINITE VOLUME; HEAT TRANSFER MODEL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MONTE CARLO; RADIATIVE POWER; SOLAR APPLICATIONS; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SILICON CARBIDE;

REFLECTIVE COATINGS;

EID: 84855541543     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4005107     Document Type: Article

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