Thermal model for the optimization of a solar rotary kiln to be used as high temperature thermochemical reactor

Solar Energy

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 279-289

  Tescari, Stefania ^a   Neises, Martina ^a   de Oliveira, Lamark ^a   Roeb, Martin ^a   Sattler, Christian ^a   Neveu, Pierre ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cavity reactor; Equivalent aperture temperature; High temperature solar reactor; Radiation model; Rotary kiln

Indexed keywords

CAVITY REACTOR; CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATION; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; EQUIVALENT APERTURE; EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE; HIGH-TEMPERATURE SOLAR REACTORS; RADIATION MODELS; THERMO-CHEMICAL REACTOR;

HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; ROTARY KILNS; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INSULATION; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84880603196     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.06.021     Document Type: Article

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