An experimental investigation on thermal and optical analysis of cylindrical and conical cavity copper tube receivers design for solar dish concentrator

A Hassan, C Quanfang, S Abbas, W Lu, L Youming - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The receiver is crucial in converting concentrated solar radiation to thermal energy in a solar
parabolic dish collector. The most popular type of receiver is a cavity receiver, which …

Cavity receivers in solar dish collectors: A geometric overview

A Kasaeian, A Kouravand, MAV Rad, S Maniee… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Many studies, as numerical and experimental, regarding the applications of solar dish
concentrators have been performed. Most researchers focused on the maximum thermal …

A comprehensive review on performance assessment of solar cavity receiver with parabolic dish collector

A Maurya, A Kumar, D Sharma - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cavity receiver integrated with parabolic dish collector is an essential component of the
solar thermal energy conversion process for high-temperature applications, such as power …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of the thermal efficiency of a new cavity receiver design for concentrator solar technology

Q Alkhalaf, D Lee, R Kumar, S Thapa, AR Singh… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The most popular design for solar energy receivers that achieves great thermal performance
is a cavity receiver. This study experimentally compared two novel shapes of cavity …

Stationary point focus solar concentrators—A review

DS Reddy, MK Khan - International Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The innovation in concentrated solar power (CSP) systems is one of the many vital solutions
to meet the ever‐increasing global energy demands. Among various CSP systems, point …

Thermal performance and thermal stress analysis of a supercritical CO2 solar conical receiver under different flow directions

Y Chen, D Wang, C Zou, W Gao, Y Zhang - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
To ensure the safe and efficient operation of the receiver in the concentrated solar power
system, it is necessary to study its performance characteristics. Different from considering the …

Performance assessment of compound parabolic concentrating photovoltaic system based on optical-thermal-electrical-environmental coupling

SJ Xu, SY Wu, L Xiao, ZL Chen - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Based on established optical-thermal-electrical-environmental coupling model and
proposed method for calculating electrical efficiency, the effects of tilt angle (θ) on the optical …

Effects of geometric and operating parameters on thermal performance of conical cavity receivers using supercritical CO2 as heat transfer fluid

D Wang, Y Chen, H Xiao, Y Zhang - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, a comprehensive optical-thermal numerical model of the conical cavity
receiver using supercritical CO 2 (S–CO 2) as the heat transfer fluid (HTF) is established by …

Design and performance research of a new non-tracking low concentrating with lens for photovoltaic systems

S Xu, Q Zhu, Y Hu, T Zhang - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Concentrating PV requires expensive solar tracking equipment, and the uneven flux
distribution related to the angle of incidence can be detrimental to the cells. This paper …

Optical modeling of a cylindrical-hemispherical receiver for parabolic dish concentrator

KH Kumar, DS Reddy, M Karmakar - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Among all sub-systems of a solar thermal energy system, the receiver plays a significant role
when it gets heat energy from the concentrator. The reliability of such systems depends on …