Analytic optical design of linear Fresnel collectors with variable widths and shifts of mirrors

Renewable Energy

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 81-92

  Abbas, R ^a   Martinez Val J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Linear Fresnel collector; Monte Carlo Ray Tracing; Optical efficiency; Solar field layout

Indexed keywords

LINEAR FRESNEL COLLECTORS (LFC); MONTE-CARLO RAY TRACING; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; SOLAR FIELDS; VARIABLE WIDTH;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; LINEARITY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; SHADING; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84908052475     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.09.029     Document Type: Article

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