Lu, Jianfeng; Ding, Jing; Yang, Jianping; Yang, Xiaoxi - In: Energy 59 (2013) C, pp. 666-675
The nonuniform heat transfer model and performance of parabolic trough solar receiver are theoretically investigated due to the energy balances between the heat transfer fluid, absorber tube, glass envelope and surroundings. The absorber tube and glass envelope are both divided into two regions...