Heat transfer performance enhancement and thermal strain restrain of tube receiver for parabolic trough solar collector by using asymmetric outward convex corrugated tube

Energy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2016, Pages 275-292

  Fuqiang, Wang ^a   Zhexiang, Tang ^a   Xiangtao, Gong ^a   Jianyu, Tan ^a   Huaizhi, Han ^b   Bingxi, Li ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetric outward convex corrugated tube; Heat transfer performance; Parabolic trough collector; Solar energy; Thermal strain; Tube receiver

Indexed keywords

CORRUGATED METAL; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONVENTIONAL TUBES; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; OUTWARD CONVEX CORRUGATED TUBES; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; PARABOLIC TROUGH RECEIVERS; PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR COLLECTORS; THERMAL STRAIN;

HEAT TRANSFER;

ASYMMETRY; EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84981313868     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.08.013     Document Type: Article

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