Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6757672 | Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics | 2014 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
While a deep trough leads to higher forces than a shallow trough, when facing the wind, due to increased curvature, the wind speed around the receiver is significantly lower with a lower focal length, which can minimise the heat loss in the receiver tube leading to overall higher efficiencies due to higher possible temperatures in the solar field.
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Authors
J. Paetzold, S. Cochard, A. Vassallo, D.F. Fletcher,