Multi-parameter optimization design of parabolic trough solar receiver

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 98, Issue , 2016, Pages 73-79

  Guo, Jiangfeng ^a   Huai, Xiulan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING THERMOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Exergy efficiency; Genetic algorithm; Heat transfer; Multi parameter optimization; Parabolic trough solar receiver; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; FLUIDS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; MULTI-PARAMETER OPTIMIZATIONS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE; SOLAR RADIATION INTENSITY; SOLAR RECEIVER; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84958232020     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.12.041     Document Type: Article

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