Numerical investigation on uniformity of heat flux for semi-gray surfaces inside a solar cavity receiver

Solar Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages 128-143

  Tu, Nan ^a   Wei, Jinjia ^a   Fang, Jiabin ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat flux distribution; Non uniform; Solar absorptivity; Solar cavity receiver; Thermal emissivity

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; HEAT LOSSES; SUN; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

HEAT FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; NON-UNIFORM; SOLAR ABSORPTIVITY; SOLAR CAVITY RECEIVER; THERMAL EMISSIVITY;

HEAT FLUX;

EMISSIVITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84919359812     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.11.028     Document Type: Article

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