Performance study of solar power plants with CO2 as working fluid. A promising design window

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 36-46

  Muñoz Antón, Javier ^a   Rubbia, Carlo ^b   Rovira, Antonio ^c   Martínez Val, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Moderate concentration factors; Multi tube Fresnel receiver; Regenerative Brayton cycle

Indexed keywords

BRAYTON CYCLE; EFFICIENCY; FLUIDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CRITICAL TEMPERATURES; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FRESNEL; LINEAR FRESNEL REFLECTOR (LFR); MODERATE CONCENTRATION; RADIATION INTENSITY; REGENERATIVE BRAYTON CYCLES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84920117116     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.12.030     Document Type: Article

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