Thermal performance analysis of porous medium solar receiver with quartz window to minimize heat flux gradient

Solar Energy

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 348-359

  Fuqiang, Wang ^a   Jianyu, Tan ^a   Lanxin, Ma ^a   Yong, Shuai ^a   Heping, Tan ^a   Yu, Leng ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b The University of Tulsa   (United States)

Author keywords

Local thermal non equilibrium; Porous medium; Quartz window; Radiative transfer; Thermal performance; Volumetric receiver

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; QUARTZ; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

LOCAL THERMAL NON-EQUILIBRIUM; POROUS MEDIUM; QUARTZ WINDOWS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; VOLUMETRIC RECEIVERS;

HEAT FLUX;

HEAT FLUX; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POROUS MEDIUM; PRESSURE GRADIENT; QUARTZ; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 84907331189     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.07.016     Document Type: Article

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