Performance analysis and preliminary design optimization of a Small Particle Heat Exchange Receiver for solar tower power plants

Solar Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages 458-468

  Fernández, Pablo ^a,b   Miller, Fletcher J ^a  

^a AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central receiver; Concentrated solar power; CSP; Multidisciplinary design optimization; Numerical stochastic modeling; Small Particle Heat Exchange Receiver

Indexed keywords

BRAYTON CYCLE; DESIGN; DESIGN AIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; SOLAR ENERGY; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

CENTRAL RECEIVERS; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; CSP; HEAT EXCHANGE; MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; NUMERICAL STOCHASTIC;

SMALL POWER PLANTS;

DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 84920986906     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.11.012     Document Type: Article

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