Optimization of output power and thermal efficiency of solar-dish stirling engine using finite time thermodynamic analysis

Heat Transfer - Asian Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 347-376

  Ahmadi, Mohammad H ^a   Sayyaadi, Hoseyn ^a   Hosseinzadeh, Hadi ^a  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Entropy generation; Exergetic efficiency; Finite time thermodynamics; Solar dish collector; Stirling engine; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENTROPY; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIRLING ENGINES; THERMOANALYSIS;

DISH COLLECTORS; ENTROPY GENERATION; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84928708621     PISSN: 10992871     EISSN: 15231496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/htj.21125     Document Type: Article

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