Efficiency potential of indirectly heated solar reforming with open volumetric solar receiver

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 297-304

  Von Storch, Henrik ^a   Stadler, Hannes ^a   Roeb, Martin ^a   Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

CSP; Process simulation; Solar fuels; Solar reforming; Volumetric solar receiver

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

CSP; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; SOLAR FUELS; SOLAR REFORMING; VOLUMETRIC SOLAR RECEIVERS;

AIR;

EID: 84930939525     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.05.026     Document Type: Article

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