Dome window and mount design for a 5 MWth solar receiver

Energy Procedia

Volumn 49, Issue , 2014, Pages 514-523

  Saung, E ^a   Miller, F J ^a  

^a AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Concetrated solar power; Dome; Finite element analysis; Fused silica; Quartz; Spherical cap; Window

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DESIGN; DOMES; FUSED SILICA; GAS TURBINES; GLASS; OUTAGES; QUARTZ; RADIATION EFFECTS; SILICA; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WINDOWS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL PROCESSING; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURES; FAILURE PROBABILITY; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL; SPHERICAL CAPS; TENSILE BENDING STRESS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84902262551     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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