Estimation of convective and radiative heat losses from an inverted trapezoidal cavity receiver of solar linear Fresnel reflector system

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 48-57

  Reddy, K S ^a   Kumar, K Ravi ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Cavity receiver; Heat loss; Linear Fresnel reflector; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

2-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; CAVITY RECEIVER; COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; LINEAR FRESNEL REFLECTOR (LFR); LINEAR FRESNEL REFLECTOR SYSTEM; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OPTIMUM CONFIGURATIONS;

ASPECT RATIO; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ENTHALPY; NUMERICAL MODELS; REFLECTION; SOLAR ENERGY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

HEAT LOSSES;

EID: 84897740278     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2014.01.022     Document Type: Article

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