Front Cover -- Solar Receivers for Thermal Power Generation -- Solar Receivers for Thermal Power Generation: Fundamentals and Advanced Concepts -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 - Introduction to concentrating solar power -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Sustainable production...

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1. Verfasser:	Madhlopa, Amos (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier [2022]
Schlagworte:	Electronic books
Online-Zugang:	UBT01
Zusammenfassung:	Front Cover -- Solar Receivers for Thermal Power Generation -- Solar Receivers for Thermal Power Generation: Fundamentals and Advanced Concepts -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 - Introduction to concentrating solar power -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Sustainable production of electricity -- 1.1.2 Photovoltaic technology -- 1.1.3 Concentrating solar power -- 1.2 Concentrator -- 1.2.1 Classification of concentrators -- 1.2.2 Concentration ratio -- Example 1.1 -- Solution -- 1.3 Solar receiver -- 1.3.1 Energy balance of solar receiver -- 1.3.2 Heat classification and operation of solar receivers -- 1.4 Enhancement of capacity factor -- 1.4.1 Thermal storage -- 1.4.2 Backup heating -- 1.5 Power block -- 1.5.1 Carnot cycle -- Example 1.2 -- Solution -- 1.5.2 Rankine cycle -- 1.5.3 Gas turbine -- 1.5.4 Stirling cycle -- 1.5.5 Kalina cycle -- 1.6 Overall system efficiency -- 1.6.1 Optical efficiency -- 1.6.2 Efficiency of solar receivers -- Example 1.3 -- Solution -- 1.6.4 Efficiency of electric generators -- 1.6.5 System efficiency -- Example 1.4 -- Solution -- 1.7 Common types of concentrating solar power technology -- 1.7.1 Parabolic trough concentrator -- 1.7.2 Linear Fresnel reflector -- 1.7.3 Solar tower -- 1.7.4 Parabolic dish concentrator -- Nomenclature -- References -- 2 - Solar radiation resource -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Source of solar radiation -- 2.2.1 The sun -- 2.2.2 Solar constant -- 2.3 Components of solar radiation -- 2.3.1 Beam and diffuse radiation -- 2.3.2 Direct normal irradiance -- 2.4 Position of the sun and direction of beam radiation -- Example 2.1 -- Solution -- 2.5 Extraterrestrial radiation and solar radiation on inclined surfaces -- 2.6 Available solar radiation on the earth's surface -- 2.7 Attenuation of solar radiation when incident on opaque and transparent surfaces -- Example 2.2.
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Beschreibung:	1 Online-Resource (xvii, 413 Seiten)
ISBN:	9780323852722