A highly efficient receiver is required because re-radiation loss increases dramatically with
increased working temperature. Among a large number of receivers, the fixed-bed Particle …

Solid particles are being considered in several high temperature thermal energy storage
systems and as heat transfer media in a variety of advanced power generation systems …

Convective heat transfer is one of the main thermal mechanisms in volumetric absorbers
technology. There is a lack of literature on the behaviour of convective heat transfer in dense …

The determination of the radiative properties of porous media has become a critical issue in
various industrial and engineering applications. The aim of this paper is to characterize the …

Performance evaluation of the solar collector is paramount for the design and optimization of
the concentrating solar power system. To evaluate the real-time and annual performance of …

Concentrated solar thermal/power (CST/P) systems are evolving to operate at higher
temperatures (ie, above 700° C) to drive advanced cycles and thermochemical processes …

Particles and condensing vapors contribute to the contamination of optical components of
solar thermochemical reactors including windows and secondary concentrators and result in …

Volumetric solar absorbers are attractive for high-temperature concentrating solar
applications because they—theoretically—have lower re-radiation losses than surface …

Conventional solar thermal receivers are limited to operating at temperatures below 600° C
due to the operational limitations of liquid heat transfer fluids (HTFs). In addition, pushing to …

Common semi-transparent materials like quartz and water feature spectral optical properties
characterized by low attenuation of visible radiation and strong absorption of infrared (IR) …