Experimental investigation and computational validation of heat losses from the cavity receiver used in linear Fresnel reflector solar thermal system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-23

  Sahoo, Sudhansu S ^a   Varghese, Shinu M ^b   Suresh Kumar, C ^b   Viswanathan, S P ^b   Singh, Suneet ^c   Banerjee, Rangan ^c  

^a Biju Patnaik University of Technology   (India)

^b KG Design Services Pvt Ltd   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

CFD; LFR; Overall heat loss coefficient; Solar thermal

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RECEIVER; CFD MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL PREDICTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL VALIDATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GLASS COVERS; HEAT LOSS COEFFICIENTS; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LFR; LINEAR FRESNEL REFLECTOR (LFR); OUTER SURFACE; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS; TRAPEZOIDAL CAVITY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENTHALPY; GLASS; HEAT TRANSFER; REFLECTION; SOLAR HEATING; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

HEAT LOSSES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLASS; HEAT FLUX; LABORATORY METHOD; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL CONVECTION; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84872409345     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.11.036     Document Type: Article

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