Experimental investigation of porous disc enhanced receiver for solar parabolic trough collector

Renewable Energy

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 308-319

  Reddy, K S ^a   Ravi Kumar, K ^a   Ajay, C S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Parabolic trough collector; Performance analysis; Porous disc; Process heat; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE TESTS; HEAT LOSSES; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; TESTING;

ACCEPTANCE ANGLE; AVERAGE FLUID TEMPERATURES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; PEAK PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; POROUS DISCS; PROCESS HEAT;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; INSOLATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POROSITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84920123362     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.12.016     Document Type: Article

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