Optimization of non-evacuated receiver of solar collector having non-uniform temperature distribution for minimum heat loss

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-84

  Patil, Ramchandra G ^a   Panse, Sudhir V ^a   Joshi, Jyeshtharaj B ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b HOMI BHABHA NATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Heat loss; Non evacuated receivers; Non uniform temperature distribution; Solar collector receiver

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; GLASS; PIPING SYSTEMS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

FLUID TEMPERATURES; FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; NORMAL INCIDENCE; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; SOLAR INSOLATION; TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY; UNIFORM TEMPERATURE; WIND VELOCITIES;

HEAT LOSSES;

EID: 84902682710     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.05.047     Document Type: Article

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