A review study on the modeling of high-temperature solar thermal collector systems

AA Hachicha, BAA Yousef, Z Said… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Concentrated solar power technologies are gaining more attention in the last two decades in
order to replace the conventional power technologies and reduce their environmental …

A review of steady-state thermal and mechanical modelling on tubular solar receivers

T Conroy, MN Collins, R Grimes - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tower systems are forecast to become the dominant CSP technology in the future due to the
potential to achieve high working fluid temperatures, thereby enhancing thermodynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Conventional and emerging CSP technologies and design modifications: research status and recent advancements

MI Alam, MM Nuhash, A Zihad, TH Nakib… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ever-increasing impact of burning carbon fuels puts a worldwide trend to shift to renewable
energy resources to contribute to a sustainable environment, energy and economy …

Modeling and parametric study of molten salt receiver of concentrating solar power tower plant

Q Yu, P Fu, Y Yang, J Qiao, Z Wang, Q Zhang - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Central receiver is a key part of concentrating solar power tower plants, as it is not only
responsible for the highly effective absorption of incident energy from the heliostat field, but …

[HTML][HTML] A new design of multi-tube receiver for Fresnel technology to increase the thermal performance

MJ Montes, R Abbas, R Barbero, A Rovira - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar heat for industrial processes is a promising way to meet the high thermal demand
required by the industry, while this application becomes an important niche market for solar …

High temperature solar receiver and thermal storage systems

P Dutta - Applied thermal engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
For concentrating solar power (CSP) plants to become cost competitive, it is necessary to
design systems with significantly higher cycle efficiencies and to innovate cost-effective …

Analysis of tubular receivers for concentrating solar tower systems with a range of working fluids, in exergy-optimised flow-path configurations

M Zheng, J Zapata, CA Asselineau, J Coventry, J Pye - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Central tower concentrating solar power (CSP) systems typically focus solar radiation upon
a tubular solar receiver where radiation is absorbed and then transferred, by conduction and …

Integration of transparent insulation materials into solar collector devices

JD Osorio, A Rivera-Alvarez, P Girurugwiro, S Yang… - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The integration of Transparent Insulation Materials (TIMs) into Flat Plate Collectors
(FPCs), Parabolic Trough Collectors (PTCs), and Central Receiver (CR) collectors is studied …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of eccentricity on the thermomechanical performance of a bayonet tube of a central solar receiver

R Pérez-Álvarez, C Marugán-Cruz, D Santana… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work numerically evaluates the thermal and mechanical behaviors of eccentric bayonet
tubes to be used in external central receivers of solar power tower plants. A bayonet tube is …

[HTML][HTML] Corrosion performance of alloy 800H and alloy 625 for potential use as molten salts solar receiver materials in concentrating solar power tower plants

C Prieto, FJ Ruiz-Cabanas, V Madina… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Two high corrosion resistant super-alloys, alloy 800H and alloy 625, were evaluated for
corrosion compatibility with molten nitrate salts at 565° C under air atmosphere since these …