Numerical analysis of the influence of inclination angle and wind on the heat losses of cavity receivers for solar thermal power towers

Solar Energy

Volumn 110, Issue , 2014, Pages 427-437

  Flesch, Robert ^a   Stadler, Hannes ^a   Uhlig, Ralf ^a   Pitz Paal, Robert ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Concentrating solar power; Mixed convection; Open cavity receiver; Wind

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT LOSSES; MIXED CONVECTION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; WIND;

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; HORIZONTAL CAVITIES; INCLINATION ANGLES; INCLINED CAVITIES; INCREASED TEMPERATURE; OPEN CAVITY RECEIVERS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; SOLAR THERMAL POWER;

PARALLEL FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT BALANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL POWER; WIND FIELD;

EID: 84911071720     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.09.045     Document Type: Article

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