Numerical optimization and convective thermal loss analysis of improved solar parabolic trough collector receiver system with one sided thermal insulation

Solar Energy

Volumn 148, Issue , 2017, Pages 36-48

  Chandra, Yogender Pal ^a   Singh, Arashdeep ^a   Mohapatra, Saroj Kumar ^a   Kesari, J P ^b   Rana, Lokesh ^c  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c GOI   (India)

Author keywords

Air filled annulus receiver; Computational fluid dynamics; Convective heat loss; Parabolic trough collector; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GLASS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT LOSSES; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

CONVECTIVE HEAT; LOW- TEMPERATURE PROCESS; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION APPROACHES; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; SMALL-SCALE PROCESS; SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATIONS; TEMPERATURE DECREASE;

THERMAL INSULATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EQUIPMENT; HEAT TRANSFER; INSULATION; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; WIND VELOCITY;

INDIA;

EID: 85016547680     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.02.051     Document Type: Article

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