Dynamic performance evaluation of the HelioTrough® collector demonstration loop - Towards a new benchmark in parabolic trough qualification

Energy Procedia

Volumn 49, Issue , 2014, Pages 109-117

  Janotte, N ^a   Feckler, G ^a   Kotter J ^b   Decker, S ^b   Herrmann, U ^b   Schmitz, M ^b   Lupfert E ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b Flagsol GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acceptance testing; Advanced evaluation; Field performance testing; Parabolic trough collector

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT TESTING; FLOWMETERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLAR COLLECTORS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACCEPTANCE TESTING; ADVANCED EVALUATION; DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; FIELD MEASUREMENT DATA; FIELD PERFORMANCE; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; STEADY-STATE OPERATION;

ACCEPTANCE TESTS;

EID: 84902266300     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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