High-efficiency thermodynamic power cycles for concentrated solar power systems

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 758-770

  Dunham, Marc T ^a   Iverson, Brian D ^a,b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brayton; CSP; High efficiency thermodynamic cycles; Rankine; Solar thermal; Solar thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

BRAYTON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFICIENCY; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS;

BRAYTON; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; RANKINE; SOLAR THERMAL; THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES; TURBINE INLET TEMPERATURE; CSP; RECOMPRESSION;

TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84889682351     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.11.010     Document Type: Review

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