Bader, Roman; Pedretti, Andrea; Barbato, Maurizio; … - In: Applied Energy 138 (2015) C, pp. 337-345
A tubular cavity-receiver that uses air as the heat transfer fluid is evaluated numerically using a validated heat transfer model. The receiver is designed for use on a large-span (9m net concentrator aperture width) solar parabolic trough concentrator. Through the combination of a parabolic...