Modeling direct steam generation in solar collectors with multiphase CFD

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 1338-1348

  Lobón, David H ^a   Baglietto, Emilio ^b   Valenzuela, Loreto ^a   Zarza, Eduardo ^a  

^a PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD modeling; Direct steam generation; DISS test facility; Parabolic trough solar collector

Indexed keywords

SOLAR COLLECTORS; STEAM GENERATORS; TEST FACILITIES;

CFD MODELING; DIRECT STEAM GENERATION; ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS HEAT; MODEL APPROACH; MULTIPHASE MODEL; PARABOLIC TROUGH TECHNOLOGY; SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRICITY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HEAT FLOW; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SIMULATION; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84884712151     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.08.046     Document Type: Article

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