Numerical Study and Optimization of Mirror Gap Effect on Wind Load on Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors

Energy Procedia

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages 233-241

  Zhang, L ^a   Yang, M C ^a   Zhu, Y Z ^a   Chen, H J ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CFD; Mirror gap; Parabolic trough collector; PSO; RSM; Wind load

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MIRRORS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

OPTIMIZATION MODELING; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR COLLECTORS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRIC; STRONG WINDS; SWARM OPTIMIZATION; WIND LOAD;

WIND STRESS;

EID: 84943606968     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.03.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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