Computational design for a wide-angle cermet-based solar selective absorber for high temperature applications

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 80-89

  Sakurai, Atsushi ^a   Tanikawa, Hiroya ^a   Yamada, Makoto ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cermet; Genetic algorithm; Multilayer; Optimization; Radiative properties; Solar selective absorber

Indexed keywords

CERMETS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEAT RADIATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; MULTILAYERS; OPTIMIZATION; SILICA; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

CHARACTERISTIC MATRICES; COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN; METAL VOLUME FRACTION; MULTILAYER STRUCTURES; RADIATIVE HEAT LOSS; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; SOLAR PERFORMANCE; SOLAR SELECTIVE ABSORBER;

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

ABSORPTION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84887159990     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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