Numerical investigations on a pressurized volumetric receiver: Solar concentrating and collecting modelling

Renewable Energy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 368-379

  He, Y L ^a   Cheng, Z D ^a   Cui, F Q ^a   Li, Z Y ^a   Li, D ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Collecting performance analysis; Monte Carlo ray trace method; Pressurized volumetric receiver; Solar energy flux density distribution; Solar tower

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY FLUX DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR TOWERS; VOLUMETRIC RECEIVERS;

NUMERICAL METHODS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SUN; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84858298735     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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