Effects of glass cover on heat flux distribution for tube receiver with parabolic trough collector system

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 47-52

  Wang, Fuqiang ^a   Tan, Jianyu ^a   Ma, Lanxin ^a   Wang, Chengchao ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Glass cover; Monte Carlo; Parabolic trough collector; Receiver; Solar energy; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

GLASS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RAY TRACING; RECEIVERS (CONTAINERS); SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL STRESS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; CONCENTRATED SUNLIGHTS; GLASS COVERS; HEAT FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; MONTE-CARLO RAY TRACING; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; TRANSIENT CYCLE;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 84911868967     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.11.004     Document Type: Article

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