Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5450960 Solar Energy 2017 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
The results support the assertion that the flow characteristics near the cavity receiver aperture depend strongly on the orientation of the dish structure. This resulted in the calculated heat loss being up to 40% lower than previous studies where the presence of the dish was included. As such, the wind flow around the dish needs to be accounted for when analyzing the performance of parabolic dish systems to avoid an overly conservative and hence more expensive design.
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