A parabolic-trough collector for cleaner industrial process heat

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 272-285

  Fernández García, Aránzazu ^a   Rojas, Esther ^a   Pérez, Manuel ^b   Silva, Ricardo ^b   Hernández Escobedo, Quetzalcoatl ^c   Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco ^b  

^a PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

CFD analysis; Cleaner industrial process heat; Flat cover; Parabolic trough solar collector; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COOLING SYSTEMS; GLASS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CFD ANALYSIS; FLAT COVER; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS HEAT; PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR COLLECTORS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 84918790049     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.018     Document Type: Article

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