Heat transfer analysis and numerical simulation of a parabolic trough solar collector

Applied Energy

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 581-592

  Hachicha, A A ^a   Rodriguez I ^a   Capdevila, R ^a   Oliva, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CSP; Heat transfer analysis; Numerical model; Optical model; Parabolic trough

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL MODELS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

CSP; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL HEAT TRANSFER; OPTICAL MODELS; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR COLLECTORS; SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES;

HEATING EQUIPMENT;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT BALANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER PLANT; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLUME;

EID: 84878994783     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.04.067     Document Type: Article

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