Design optimization of a tubular solar receiver with a porous medium

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 566-572

  Lim, Sehwa ^a   Kang, Yongheack ^b   Lee, Hyunjin ^b   Shin, Seungwon ^a  

^a Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar flux; Maximum temperature; Optimization; Porous medium; Solar receiver

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED SOLAR; CONTROLLING PARAMETERS; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; POROUS MEDIUM; SOLAR RECEIVER; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY;

COMPRESSED AIR; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84887313285     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.10.025     Document Type: Article

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