A comprehensive model for optical and thermal characterization of a linear Fresnel solar reflector with a trapezoidal cavity receiver

Renewable Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2016, Pages 129-144

  Qiu, Yu ^a   He, Ya Ling ^a   Wu, Ming ^a   Zheng, Zhang Jing ^a  

^a Xi an Jiaotong University)   (China)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power; Finite volume method; Linear Fresnel reflector; Monte Carlo ray tracing; Optical and thermal characterization; Trapezoidal cavity receiver

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ENERGY CONVERSION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REFLECTION; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; LINEAR FRESNEL REFLECTOR (LFR); MONTE-CARLO RAY TRACING; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION; TRAPEZOIDAL CAVITY;

RAY TRACING;

ABSORPTION; COATING; EMISSIVITY; EQUIPMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RAY TRACING; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84973129953     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.05.065     Document Type: Article

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