Flow, thermal and structural application of Ni-foam as volumetric solar receiver

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 185-191

  Michailidis, N ^a   Stergioudi, F ^a   Omar, H ^a   Missirlis, D ^a   Vlahostergios, Z ^a   Tsipas, S ^b   Albanakis, C ^a   Granier, B ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Ni foam; Pressure drop; Slurry aluminising; Solar radiation; Volumetric receivers

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW CONDITION; GEOMETRICAL PROPERTY; HOLDING TEMPERATURES; HOMOGENEOUS OXIDATION; INTERMETALLIC COATING; MATERIALS PARAMETERS; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISATION; NI FOAM; NICKEL FOAM; OPEN-CELL; OPTIMUM PARAMETERS; PROCESS TEMPERATURE; SEM OBSERVATION; SOLAR RECEIVER; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; SURFACE OXIDE; UNIFORM PORE; VOLUMETRIC RECEIVERS;

HEAT TRANSFER; NICKEL COATINGS; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; PRESSURE DROP; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NICKEL;

EID: 84870531581     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.10.021     Document Type: Article

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