Explicit expression for temperature distribution of receiver of parabolic trough concentrator considering bimetallic absorber tube

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 103, Issue , 2016, Pages 323-332

  Khanna, Sourav ^a   Sharma, Vashi ^b   Singh, Suneet ^a   Kedare, Shireesh B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b MALAVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Absorber tube; Bimetallic; Parabolic trough; Solar flux; Temperature

Indexed keywords

SOLAR ABSORBERS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

ABSORBER TUBES; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; BIMETALLIC; COMPRESSION AND TENSION; DIFFERENTIAL EXPANSION; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PARABOLIC TROUGH CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR FLUX;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84964650459     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.04.110     Document Type: Article

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