Available online Efficiency potential of indirectly heated solar reforming with different types of solar air receivers

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 92, Issue , 2016, Pages 202-209

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

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cavity receivers; CSP; Process simulation; Solar fuels; Solar reforming

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; COMBUSTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS TURBINES; HEAT TRANSFER; METHANOL; NATURAL GAS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CAVITY RECEIVER; CSP; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; SOLAR FUELS; SOLAR REFORMING;

METHANOL FUELS;

EID: 84944384929     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.09.065     Document Type: Article

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