Modelling and testing of a solar-receiver system applied to high-temperature processes

Renewable Energy

Volumn 76, Issue , 2015, Pages 608-618

  Roldan M I ^a   Zarza, E ^a   Casas, J L ^b  

^a PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Heat transfer; High temperature processes; Prototype design validation; Solar furnace

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR FURNACES;

DESIGN VALIDATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; RECEIVER MODULES; THERMAL PROFILES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEAT TRANSFER; MODEL VALIDATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84916895155     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.11.075     Document Type: Article

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