A comparison of three test methods for determining the thermal performance of parabolic trough solar collectors

Solar Energy

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-27

  Xu, Li ^a   Wang, Zhifeng ^a   Li, Xin ^a   Yuan, Guofeng ^a   Sun, Feihu ^a   Lei, Dongqiang ^a   Li, Shidong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

ASHRAE 93; Dynamic test; EN 12975 2; Parabolic trough solar collector

Indexed keywords

ASHRAE 93; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC TESTS; EN 12975-2; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR COLLECTORS; STEADY-STATE METHOD; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

TESTING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 84888312826     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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