Parabolic trough receiver with corrugated tube for improving heat transfer and thermal deformation characteristics

Applied Energy

Volumn 164, Issue , 2016, Pages 411-424

  Fuqiang, Wang ^a   Qingzhi, Lai ^a   Huaizhi, Han ^b   Jianyu, Tan ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corrugated tube; Monte Carlo; Parabolic trough receiver; PTC; Solar energy; Thermal strain

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; CORRUGATED METAL; DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RHENIUM; SOLAR ENERGY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CORRUGATED TUBES; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OUTWARD CONVEX CORRUGATED TUBES; PARABOLIC TROUGH RECEIVERS; PTC; THERMAL DEFORMATION; THERMAL STRAIN;

HEAT TRANSFER;

DEFORMATION; HEAT TRANSFER; INSTRUMENTATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER; STRAIN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

SPAIN;

EID: 84951123598     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.11.084     Document Type: Article

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