Fresnel-based modular solar fields for performance/cost optimization in solar thermal power plants: A comparison with parabolic trough collectors

Applied Energy

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 175-189

  Sait, Hani H ^a   Martinez Val, Jose M ^b   Abbas, Ruben ^b   Munoz Anton, Javier ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b CSIC UCM J Gutierrez Abascal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concentrating radiation; Fresnel reflectors; Minimizing structures; Multi tube receivers

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; ELECTRICITY EFFICIENCIES; FRESNEL REFLECTORS; LINEAR FRESNEL COLLECTORS (LFC); LINEAR TECHNOLOGIES; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; PERFORMANCE/COST OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

COST REDUCTION;

ARRAY; COST ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUID FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER PLANT; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER; TROUGH;

EID: 84920929586     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.11.074     Document Type: Article

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