Study on radiation flux of the receiver with a parabolic solar concentrator system

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-6

  Mao, Qianjun ^a   Shuai, Yong ^b   Yuan, Yuan ^b  

^a NORTHEAST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo ray tracing; Parabolic solar concentrator system; Radiation flux distribution

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR RADIATION;

MONTE-CARLO RAY-TRACING; NON-DIMENSIONAL PARAMETERS; OPTIMAL RECEIVER; RADIATION FLUXES; SOLAR CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLAR RECEIVER; SYSTEM ERRORS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 84899502044     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.03.083     Document Type: Article

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