Thermal 3D model for Direct Solar Steam Generation under superheated conditions

Applied Energy

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 370-382

  Serrano Aguilera, J J ^a   Valenzuela, L ^a   Parras, L ^b  

^a PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

3D thermal model; Direct steam generation; Heat transfer analysis; Linear solar receiver; Numerical simulation; Parabolic trough collector

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLASS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

3D THERMAL MODEL; DIRECT STEAM GENERATION; HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; SOLAR RECEIVER;

STEAM GENERATORS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR POWER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

BANGLADESH; MATLAB;

EID: 84905242663     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.07.035     Document Type: Article

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