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Analysis of Temperature and Thermal Stress for a Solar Power Tower Molten Salt Receiver under Multi-Source Uncertainties

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Although uncertainties such as solar radiation and material properties are generally involved in the solar receiver design process, current studies in the solar receiver field are based on deterministic models and do not incorporate these uncertainties ...
Yan Luo, Gen Li, Zhiyuan Wang, Tao Lu
doaj   +1 more source

TEST OF A SOLAR-HYBRID MICROTURBINE SYSTEM AND EVALUATION OF STORAGE DEPLOYMENT [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
A solar-hybrid microturbine system using a tube receiver and a Turbec T100 was tested at the Plataforma Solar de Almería. The design receiver outlet temperature of 800°C was achieved with an open receiver aperture and also using a pressureless quartz ...
Amsbeck, Lars   +9 more
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Energy performance of a solar tower power plant equipped with a three-dimensional compound parabolic concentrator

open access: yesEnergy Conversion and Management: X
The operation of Solar Tower Power (STP) plants requires high solar concentration for power generation. In this study, a Three-Dimensional Compound Parabolic Concentrator (3D-CPC) is used to increase the solar concentration within the receiver and ...
Kory Faye   +4 more
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Direct absorption receivers for high temperatures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Three concepts of direct absorption receivers for concentrating solar power (CSP) systems are compared. They are characterized by advantages like simple design, high working temperatures and good storage possibilities leading to a potential reduction of ...
Amsbeck, Lars   +4 more
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Modeling water vapor impacts on the solar irradiance reaching the receiver of a solar tower plant by means of artificial neural networks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This work analyses the influence of water vapor on the atmospheric transmission loss of solar radiation between heliostats and the receiver of solar power tower plants.
Barbero, Javier   +20 more
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Flux Density Measurement on Large-Scale Receivers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Commercial solar tower plants have much larger aperture surfaces than the receiver prototypes tested in earlier R&D projects. Existing methods to measure the solar flux density in the receiver aperture face new challenges regarding the receiver size ...
Herrmann, Patrik   +5 more
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Geometric optimisation of volumetric solar receivers: a study of polygonal cavity configurations

open access: yesResults in Engineering
Volumetric solar receivers integrated with reticulated porous ceramics (RPCs) are a key component in high-temperature concentrated solar power (CSP) systems, enabling efficient radiative absorption and convective heat transfer.
Abdullah Ayed Alrwili   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Análise experimental de um sistema solar com concentrador cilindro parabólico [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Mecânica, Florianópolis, 2013Neste trabalho foi realizado um estudo experimental de um coletor solar cilindro parabólico, com 4m ...
Pigozzo Filho, Victor César
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Solar Thermal Power: Appraisal of Solar Power Towers

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
This study delves into several engineering procedures related to solar power tower plants. These installations come with central receiver system technologies and high-temperature power cycles.
Shatnawi Hashem   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Performance of Graphite-Dispersed Li2CO3-K2CO3 Molten Salt Nanofluid for a Direct Absorption Solar Collector System

open access: yesMolecules, 2020
Considered to be the next generation of heat transfer fluids (HTFs), nanofluids have been receiving a growing interest over the past decade. Molten salt nanofluids have been shown to have great potential as an HTF for use in high temperature applications
M. A. Karim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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