Heat loss characteristics study of a trapezoidal cavity absorber with and without plate for a linear Fresnel reflector solar concentrator system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 98-108

  Manikumar, R ^a   Valan Arasu, A ^b  

^a KAMARAJ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; LFRSC; Numerical analysis; Trapezoidal cavity absorber

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; HEAT LOSS COEFFICIENTS; LFRSC; LINEAR FRESNEL REFLECTOR (LFR); NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL APPROXIMATIONS; SOLAR CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS; TRAPEZOIDAL CAVITY;

CHROMATE COATINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COPPER; COPPER PLATING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODELS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SOLAR ABSORBERS;

HEAT LOSSES;

COATING; COPPER; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 84884718128     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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