A new modelling method and unified code with MCRT for concentrating solar collectors and its applications

Applied Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 686-698

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

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Collecting performance analysis; Concentrated solar power; Concentrating solar collectors; Monte Carlo Ray Trace method; Solar energy flux density distribution

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN; TRACE ANALYSIS;

CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; CONVERSION PROCESS; DESIGNING METHODS; ENERGY FLUX DENSITY; MODELLING METHOD; MONTE CARLO; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PARTICIPATING MEDIUM; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PHOTO-THERMAL; RAY-TRACE;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

COORDINATE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84869878806     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.07.048     Document Type: Article

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