Optimization of the mass flow rate distribution of an open volumetric air receiver

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Ahlbrink, Nils ^a   Andersson, Joel ^b   Diehl, Moritz ^b   Pitz Paal, Robert ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS FLOW RATE; DECISION-MAKING PROBLEM; MAXIMUM MASS FLOW RATES; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; SOLAR POWER TOWER; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES;

ORIFICES; SOLAR ENERGY;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84888079927     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4024245     Document Type: Article

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