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Non-conventional tube shapes for lifetime extend of solar external receivers

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  • Rodríguez-Sánchez, M.R.
  • Laporte-Azcué, M.
  • Montoya, A.
  • Hernández-Jiménez, F.

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In this work, several novel tube shapes of solar tubular receivers that differ from the classical circular shape are analysed aiming to reduce the stresses of the receiver tubes, without penalizing its thermal efficiency. The analysis is performed using analytical thermal and mechanical models of the literature adapted for their use with non-circular tube shapes, verifying the assumptions made with FEM simulations due to the lack of experimental data available.

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  • Rodríguez-Sánchez, M.R. & Laporte-Azcué, M. & Montoya, A. & Hernández-Jiménez, F., 2022. "Non-conventional tube shapes for lifetime extend of solar external receivers," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 186(C), pages 535-546.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:186:y:2022:i:c:p:535-546
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.01.015
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