Thermal performance analysis on a volumetric solar receiver with double-layer ceramic foam

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 97, Issue , 2015, Pages 282-289

  Chen, Xue ^a   Xia, Xin Lin ^a   Meng, Xian Long ^a   Dong, Xian Hong ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ceramic foam; Local thermal non equilibrium; Radiative transfer; Volumetric solar receiver

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC FOAMS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SUN;

CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATION; GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES; LOCAL THERMAL NON-EQUILIBRIUM; SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; VOLUMETRIC RECEIVERS; VOLUMETRIC SOLAR RECEIVERS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84926148976     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.03.066     Document Type: Article

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