Dynamic modeling of a solar reactor for zinc oxide thermal dissociation and experimental validation using IR thermography

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Villasmil, W ^a   Meier, A ^a   Steinfeld, A ^a,b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

dynamic modeling; IR thermography; optical; properties; quartz glass; radiative heat transfer; solar reactor; thermochemical; zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

IR THERMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL; PROPERTIES; QUARTZ GLASS; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR REACTORS; THERMOCHEMICAL;

DISSOCIATION; DYNAMIC MODELS; ENERGY CONVERSION; GLASS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; QUARTZ; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; ZINC OXIDE;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 84888089488     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4025511     Document Type: Article

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