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650048
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Serrano, Maria Isabel Roldán
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Concentrating solar thermal technologies : : analysis and optimisation by CFD modelling /\ Maria Isabel Roldán Serrano
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| Series Statement
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Green energy and technology,
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1 online resource.
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9783319458830
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: 3319458833
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9783319458823
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Includes bibliographical references
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Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Global Energy Situation; 1.2 Energy Consumption Trends; 1.2.1 China; 1.2.2 India; 1.2.3 United States; 1.2.4 European Union; 1.2.5 Russia; 1.2.6 Mexico; 1.2.7 Japan; 1.2.8 Southeast Asia; 1.2.9 Middle East; 1.2.10 Latin America; 1.2.11 Africa; 1.3 Renewable Energy Situation; 1.4 Solar Thermal Electricity; References; 2 Concentrating Solar Thermal Technologies; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Concentration of Solar Radiation; 2.3 Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) Technologies; 2.3.1 Parabolic Trough Collectors; 2.3.2 Linear Fresnel; 2.3.3 Solar Tower
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2.3.4 Parabolic Dish2.3.5 Solar Furnace; 2.4 Status of CST Technologies; 2.4.1 Medium-Concentration Solar Technology; 2.4.2 High-Concentration Solar Technology; 2.4.3 Performance of CST Technologies; References; 3 Computational Fluid Dynamics in Green Design; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Green Engineering; 3.3 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); 3.3.1 Advantages of CFD Simulation; 3.3.2 Disadvantages of CFD Simulation; 3.4 Principles of CFD Simulation; 3.4.1 Pre-processing; 3.4.2 Solver; 3.4.3 Post-processing; 3.5 Governing Equations for Fluid Flow; 3.6 Solving by CFD
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3.7 CFD Application in Green Design3.7.1 Green Building Design; 3.7.2 Wind Power; 3.7.3 Concentrating Solar Thermal Technologies; References; 4 Optimisation of Solar Receivers; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Solar Receivers; 4.2.1 Solar Receivers in Medium-Concentration Technologies; 4.2.2 Solar Receivers in High-Concentration Technologies; 4.3 Optimisation of Solar Receivers; 4.3.1 Thermal Analysis and Optimisation of the Receiver Design; 4.3.2 Operating Conditions; 4.4 Thermal Analysis and Optimisation of a Solar Volumetric Receiver by CFD Simulation
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4.4.1 Thermal Analysis of a Solar Volumetric Receiver4.4.2 Design Optimisation for a Solar Volumetric Receiver; 4.5 Optimisation of the Operating Conditions for a Solar Volumetric Receiver by CFD Simulation; 4.5.1 Facility Description; 4.5.2 Procedure; 4.5.3 Numerical Modelling; 4.5.4 Geometry Definition and Mesh Design; 4.5.5 Boundary Conditions; 4.5.6 Results and Discussion; 4.5.7 Summary and Conclusions; References; 5 Heat Transfer Fluids Used in Concentrating Solar Thermal Technologies; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Heat Transfer Fluids for CST Systems
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5.3 Heat Transfer Fluids Used in Commercial CST Plants5.3.1 Thermal Oils; 5.3.2 Organics; 5.3.3 Molten Salts; 5.3.4 Water/Steam; 5.4 Alternative Heat Transfer Fluids in CST Plants; 5.4.1 Air and Other Gases; 5.4.2 Liquid Metals; 5.4.3 Solid Particles; 5.4.4 Supercritical Fluids; 5.5 CFD Analysis of a Tubular Receiver Design for Two Different HTFs; 5.5.1 Receiver Description; 5.5.2 Procedure; 5.5.3 CFD Modelling; 5.5.4 Results and Discussion; 5.5.5 Summary and Conclusions; References; 6 Conclusions; 6.1 Summary and Conclusions
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Solar thermal energy.
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Computational fluid dynamics.
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621.47
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620
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TJ810
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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