Development of a multi-layer and multi-dish model for the multi-dish solar energy concentrator system

Solar Energy

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 617-627

  Huang, Xing ^a   Yuan, Yuan ^a   Shuai, Yong ^a   Li, Bing Xi ^a   Tan, He Ping ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Flux distribution; MCRTM; Multi dish concentrator; Parabolic surface

Indexed keywords

FOCUSING; SOLAR ENERGY;

CONCENTRATION RATIO; CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS; DESIGN CONCENTRATION; FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; MCRTM; MONTE CARLO RAY TRACING METHOD; MULTI-DISH CONCENTRATOR; PARABOLIC SURFACE;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

ERROR ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PEAK FLOW; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84903635076     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.06.021     Document Type: Article

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