Micro-channel pressurized-air solar receiver based on compact heat exchanger concept

Solar Energy

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 186-195

  Li, Qi ^a,b   Tourville, Nathan Guérin de ^b   Yadroitsev, Igor ^c   Yuan, Xigang ^a   Flamant, Gilles ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Compact heat exchanger; Pressurized air; Solar receiver

Indexed keywords

COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER; CONCENTRATED SOLAR; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; PRESSURIZED AIR; SOLAR FLUX DENSITY; SOLAR RECEIVER; TEMPERATURE ELEVATION; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

HEAT TRANSFER; IRRADIATION; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL ALTERATION;

EID: 84875264819     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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