Comprehensive Review of Line-Focus Concentrating Solar Thermal Technologies: Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC) vs Linear Fresnel Reflector (LFR)

Investigation of a booster secondary reflector for a parabolic trough solar collector

(2019) Evangelos Bellos et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

A comprehensive study on parabolic trough solar receiver-reactors of methanol-steam reforming reaction for hydrogen production

(2019) Ze-Dong Cheng et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

On the optimal shape of secondary reflectors for linear Fresnel collectors

(2019) Alexandros Vouros et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Temperature and thermal stress analysis of parabolic trough receivers

(2019) Dongqiang Lei et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Reducing the optical end losses of a linear Fresnel reflector using novel techniques

(2019) Evangelos Bellos et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

A solar hybrid system integrating concentrating photovoltaic direct steam generation by chemical heat pump

(2019) Ruilin Wang et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Estimation of heat losses due to wind effects from linear parabolic secondary reflector –receiver of solar LFR module

(2018) K.S. Reddy et al.   ENERGY

Performance study and comparative analysis of traditional and double-selective-coated parabolic trough receivers

(2018) Honglun Yang et al.   ENERGY

Parametric investigation of thermal characteristic in trapezoidal cavity receiver for a linear Fresnel solar collector concentrator

(2018) Soroush Dabiri et al.   ENERGY

End losses minimization of linear Fresnel reflectors with a simple, two-axis mechanical tracking system

(2018) Moucun Yang et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

A review of concentrating solar thermal collectors with and without nanofluids

(2018) Evangelos Bellos et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Enhancing the performance of a linear Fresnel reflector using nanofluids and internal finned absorber

(2018) Evangelos Bellos et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Direct steam generation in linear solar concentration: Experimental and modeling investigation – A review

(2018) Alexandre Bittencourt de Sá et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

A review on the utilization of hybrid renewable energy

(2018) Shaopeng Guo et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Parametric study of the small scale linear Fresnel reflector

(2018) A. Barbón et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

A novel optical optimization model for linear Fresnel reflector concentrators

(2018) Ze-Dong Cheng et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Efficiency and heat transfer improvements in a parabolic trough solar collector using TiO 2 nanofluids under turbulent flow regime

(2018) J. Subramani et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Heat loss analysis from a trapezoidal cavity receiver in LFR system using conduction-radiation model

(2018) Sarath Mohan et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Secondary concentrator optimization of a linear Fresnel reflector using Bezier polynomial parametrization

(2018) Evangelos Bellos et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Analysis of the performance of linear Fresnel collectors: Encapsulated vs. evacuated tubes

(2018) M. Cagnoli et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Optical design of compact linear fresnel reflector systems

(2018) Jie Zhu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Development of analytical expressions for the incident angle modifiers of a linear Fresnel reflector

(2018) Evangelos Bellos et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Optical features of linear Fresnel collectors with different secondary reflector technologies

(2018) R. Abbas et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Optimized design of a Linear Fresnel reflector for solar process heat applications

(2018) Diego Pulido-Iparraguirre et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

A new solar receiver/reactor structure for hydrogen production

(2017) Yanjuan Wang et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Design and thermal performances of a scalable linear Fresnel reflector solar system

(2017) Yanqing Zhu et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Thermal performance of parabolic trough solar collectors

(2017) L. Salgado Conrado et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Progress in concentrated solar power technology with parabolic trough collector system: A comprehensive review

(2017) Wang Fuqiang et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Experimental and numerical studies of thermal performance enhancement in the receiver part of solar parabolic trough collectors

(2017) G. Kumaresan et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Solar industrial process heating: A review

(2017) Ashish K. Sharma et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

New adaptive method to optimize the secondary reflector of linear Fresnel collectors

(2017) Guangdong Zhu   SOLAR ENERGY

Optimization of solar linear Fresnel reflector system with secondary concentrator for uniform flux distribution over absorber tube

(2017) G.S. Chaitanya Prasad et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Thermal enhancement of parabolic trough collector with internally finned absorbers

(2017) Evangelos Bellos et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Parabolic trough receiver with corrugated tube for improving heat transfer and thermal deformation characteristics

(2016) Wang Fuqiang et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Analysis and comparison of Integrated Solar Combined Cycles using parabolic troughs and linear Fresnel reflectors as concentrating systems

(2016) Antonio Rovira et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Optical modelling and performance analysis of a solar LFR receiver system with parabolic and involute secondary reflectors

(2016) Shanmugapriya Balaji et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Performance investigation of parabolic trough solar receiver

(2016) Jiangfeng Guo et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Performance analysis of a parabolic trough solar collector using Al2O3/synthetic oil nanofluid

(2016) Yanjuan Wang et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Concentrating solar power for seawater thermal desalination

(2016) Osman Ahmed Hamed et al.   DESALINATION

Heat transfer performance enhancement and thermal strain restrain of tube receiver for parabolic trough solar collector by using asymmetric outward convex corrugated tube

(2016) Wang Fuqiang et al.   ENERGY

The optimization of integration modes in solar aided power generation (SAPG) system

(2016) Junjie Wu et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

A novel wavy-tape insert configuration for pipe heat transfer augmentation

(2016) Xiao Wei Zhu et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Experimental and numerical investigation of a linear Fresnel solar collector with flat plate receiver

(2016) Evangelos Bellos et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

A review on preparation, characterization, properties and applications of nanofluids

(2016) Dhinesh Kumar Devendiran et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

A review of solar parabolic trough collector

(2016) V.K. Jebasingh et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Bilevel approach to wind-CSP day-ahead scheduling with spinning reserve under controllable degree of trust

(2016) H.M.I. Pousinho et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

A comprehensive model for optical and thermal characterization of a linear Fresnel solar reflector with a trapezoidal cavity receiver

(2016) Yu Qiu et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Experimental investigation of the bending of absorber tube of solar parabolic trough concentrator and comparison with analytical results

(2016) Sourav Khanna et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Solugas – Comprehensive analysis of the solar hybrid Brayton plant

(2016) R. Korzynietz et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Concentrating Solar Power

(2015) Lee A. Weinstein et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Numerical study of parabolic-trough direct steam generation loop in recirculation mode: Characteristics, performance and general operation strategy

(2015) Jie Sun et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Analytic optical design of linear Fresnel collectors with variable widths and shifts of mirrors

(2015) R. Abbas et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Effects of shading and blocking in linear Fresnel reflector field

(2015) Vashi Sharma et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Hybrid solar–geothermal power generation: Optimal retrofitting

(2014) Hadi Ghasemi et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Wind speed effect on the flow field and heat transfer around a parabolic trough solar collector

(2014) A.A. Hachicha et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

A three-dimensional simulation of a parabolic trough solar collector system using molten salt as heat transfer fluid

(2014) Yanjuan Wang et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

An evaluation of the performance of an integrated solar combined cycle plant provided with air-linear parabolic collectors

(2014) Mario Amelio et al.   ENERGY

Heat transfer analysis and numerical simulation of a parabolic trough solar collector

(2013) A.A. Hachicha et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

High concentration linear Fresnel reflectors

(2013) R. Abbas et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Design and thermal performances of Semi-Parabolic Linear Fresnel Reflector solar concentration collector

(2013) Jie Zhu et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Heat losses from parabolic trough solar collectors

(2013) A. Mohamad et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH

Analytical expression for circumferential and axial distribution of absorbed flux on a bent absorber tube of solar parabolic trough concentrator

(2013) Sourav Khanna et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Development of an analytical optical method for linear Fresnel collectors

(2013) Guangdong Zhu   SOLAR ENERGY

Deflection and stresses in absorber tube of solar parabolic trough due to circumferential and axial flux variations on absorber tube supported at multiple points

(2013) Sourav Khanna et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

History, current state, and future of linear Fresnel concentrating solar collectors

(2013) Guangdong Zhu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Solar thermal CSP technology

(2013) Manuel Romero et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Energy and Environment

Thermal analysis of solar receiver pipes with superheated steam

(2012) M.I. Roldán et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Numerical study of heat transfer enhancement in the receiver tube of direct steam generation with parabolic trough by inserting metal foams

(2012) P. Wang et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Experimental and theoretical analysis on a linear Fresnel reflector solar collector prototype with V-shaped cavity receiver

(2012) M. Lin et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Comparison of Heat Transfer Fluid and Direct Steam Generation technologies for Integrated Solar Combined Cycles

(2012) Antonio Rovira et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

An evaluation of thermodynamic solar plants with cylindrical parabolic collectors and air turbine engines with open Joule–Brayton cycle

(2012) Vittorio Ferraro et al.   ENERGY

Comparison of Two Linear Collectors in Solar Thermal Plants: Parabolic Trough Versus Fresnel

(2012) A. Giostri et al.   JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Performance and cost assessment of Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Systems (ISCCSs) using CO2 as heat transfer fluid

(2012) Giorgio Cau et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Performance analysis of an Integrated Solar Combined Cycle using Direct Steam Generation in parabolic trough collectors

(2011) M.J. Montes et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Steady-state thermal analysis of an innovative receiver for linear Fresnel reflectors

(2011) R. Abbas et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Experimental validation of an optical and thermal model of a linear Fresnel collector system

(2011) F.J. Pino et al.   APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Solar linear Fresnel collector using molten nitrates as heat transfer fluid

(2011) Roberto Grena et al.   ENERGY

Numerical study of conduction and convection heat losses from a half-insulated air-filled annulus of the receiver of a parabolic trough collector

(2011) Hany Al-Ansary et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Comparison of Linear Fresnel and Parabolic Trough Collector power plants

(2011) Gabriel Morin et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Three-dimensional numerical study of heat transfer characteristics in the receiver tube of parabolic trough solar collector

(2010) Z.D. Cheng et al.   INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Performance analysis of a mid- and low-temperature solar receiver/reactor for hydrogen production with methanol steam reforming

(2010) Qibin Liu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH

Parabolic-trough solar collectors and their applications

(2010) A. Fernández-García et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

A MCRT and FVM coupled simulation method for energy conversion process in parabolic trough solar collector

(2010) Ya-Ling He et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Numerical simulation of a trapezoidal cavity receiver for a linear Fresnel solar collector concentrator

(2010) Jorge Facão et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Solar absorption cooling plant in Seville

(2010) Pablo Bermejo et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Thermal performance of linear Fresnel reflecting solar concentrator with trapezoidal cavity absorbers

(2009) Panna Lal Singh et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Solar multiple optimization for a solar-only thermal power plant, using oil as heat transfer fluid in the parabolic trough collectors

(2009) M.J. Montes et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Performance of a direct steam generation solar thermal power plant for electricity production as a function of the solar multiple

(2008) M.J. Montes et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Designing capillary systems to enhance heat transfer in LS3 parabolic trough collectors for direct steam generation (DSG)

(2007) M.E. Rojas et al.   SOLAR ENERGY