Concentrating solar power technology : principles, developments, and applications / edited by Keith Lovegrove, Wes Stein

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Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in EnergyPublisher: Duxford ; Cambridge ; Kidlington : WP Wood Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier, [2021]Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 Online-Ressource (xlvii, 778 Seiten)ISBN:

9780128224724

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Additional physical formats: 9780128199701 | Erscheint auch als: 978-0-12-819970-1 Druck-AusgabeDDC classification:

621.47

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Summary: Intro -- Concentrating Solar Power Technology: Principles, Developments, and Applications -- Copyright -- Contents -- Author bio -- Primary editor and Chapters 1* and 2* -- Editor and Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy -- Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introduction to concentrating solar power technology -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.1.1. History and context -- 1.2. Approaches to concentrating solar power -- 1.2.1. Parabolic trough -- 1.2.2. Central receiver tower -- 1.2.3. Linear Fresnel reflectors -- 1.2.4. Fresnel lens -- 1.2.5. Parabolic dishes -- 1.2.6. Deployment growth by technology -- 1.3. Future growth, cost, and value -- 1.4. Organization of this book -- References -- Chapter 2: Fundamental principles of concentrating solar power systems -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.1.1. Basic principles -- 2.2. Concentrating optics -- 2.2.1. Solar radiation -- 2.2.2. Calculation of sun position -- 2.3. Limits on concentration -- 2.3.1. A limit from the second law of thermodynamics -- 2.3.2. Parabolas and paraboloids -- 2.3.2.1. Limits with flat receivers -- 2.3.2.2. Limits for cylindrical and spherical receivers -- 2.3.3. Secondary optics -- 2.3.4. Practical factors reducing concentration -- 2.3.4.1. Specularity error -- 2.3.4.2. Surface slope error -- 2.3.4.3. Shape error -- 2.3.4.4. Tracking error -- 2.3.4.5. Combinations of errors -- 2.3.5. Cosine losses and end losses -- 2.4. Focal region flux distributions -- 2.4.1. Prediction of focal region distributions -- 2.4.2. Measurement of focal region distributions -- 2.5. Losses from receivers -- 2.5.1. Radiative losses.PPN: PPN: 1803995734Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-4-NLEBK

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