Solar Receivers for Thermal Power Generation
eBook - ePub

Solar Receivers for Thermal Power Generation

Fundamentals and Advanced Concepts

  1. 432 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Solar Receivers for Thermal Power Generation

Fundamentals and Advanced Concepts

About this book

Solar Receivers for Thermal Power Generation: Fundamentals and Advanced Concepts looks at different Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) systems, their varying components, and the modeling and optimization of solar receivers. The book combines the detailed theory of receivers, all physical concepts in the process of converting solar radiation into electricity in CSP systems, and the main components of CSP systems, including solar concentrators, thermal receivers and power blocks. Main properties and working principles are addressed, along with the principles of solar resources and energy output of CSP systems and solar radiation. By covering different types and designs of solar receivers, heat transfer fluids, operating temperatures, and different techniques used in modeling and optimizing solar receivers, this book is targeted at academics engaged in sustainable energy engineering research and students specializing in power plant solarization. - Features methods of modeling the thermal performance of different solar receivers - Provides step-by-step linchpins to advanced theory and practice - Includes global case studies surrounding progress in the development of solar receivers

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Table of contents

  1. Solar Receivers for Thermal Power Generation
  2. Cover
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Chapter 1 Introduction to concentrating solar power
  9. Chapter 2 Solar radiation resource
  10. Chapter 3 Classification of solar receivers
  11. Chapter 4 Optical properties of materials for solar receivers
  12. Chapter 5 Characteristics of heat transfer media
  13. Chapter 6 Concepts of thermal energy storage and solar receivers
  14. Chapter 7 Thermodynamics of solar receivers
  15. Chapter 8 Hydrodynamics of solar receivers
  16. Chapter 9 Thermomechanical considerations in solar receivers
  17. Chapter 10 Modeling and optimization of solar receivers
  18. Chapter 11 Testing of solar receivers
  19. Appendix A Units of measurement
  20. Appendix B Selected constants
  21. Appendix C Properties of selected materials
  22. Index