An experimental investigation of the heat losses of a U-type solar heat pipe receiver of a parabolic trough collector-based natural circulation steam generation system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 262-268

  Zhang, Liang ^a   Yu, Zitao ^a   Fan, Liwu ^a,b   Wang, Wujun ^c   Chen, Huan ^a   Hu, Yacai ^a   Fan, Jianren ^b   Ni, Mingjiang ^b   Cen, Kefa ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Heat losses; Natural circulation; Parabolic trough collector; Solar energy; U type solar receiver

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE GLAZINGS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIELD EXPERIMENT; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; NATURAL CIRCULATION; NATURAL CIRCULATION SYSTEM; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; RADIATION HEAT LOSS; SOLAR HEAT; SOLAR RECEIVER; STEAM GENERATION SYSTEM; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; TEST TEMPERATURES; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; VACUUM GLASS;

NATURAL CONVECTION; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; STEAM GENERATORS; VACUUM;

HEAT LOSSES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; HEAT FLUX; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIPE; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84874570620     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.01.029     Document Type: Article

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