@inproceedings{01213cb0121c409291c4047be1ad8d87,
title = "Experimental testing of the bladed receiver",
abstract = "A bladed receiver concept, intended for use with conventional NaNCbiKNCb solar salt, was developed and tested using a novel technique where water and air were used as working fluids, to estimate the losses that would be experienced with salt. The (hot) air and (cold) water tests allowed the optical and thermal losses to be separately observed. As well as the bladed receiver, tests were also conducted with an optimised flat receiver. Results showed the total efficiency (reflection, emission, convection losses) was 0.65\% higher for the bladed vs. flat receiver, lower than the >2\% improvement expected. The lower efficiency is tentatively attributed to lower flux, lower temperatures and windy conditions, compared to the design-point modelling.",
author = "John Pye and Joe Coventry and Kim, \{Jin Soo\} and Felix Venn and Meige Zheng and Ye Wang and Daniel Potter and Michael Rae and Mike Collins and Torres, \{Juan F.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.; 2019 International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2019 ; Conference date: 01-10-2019 Through 04-10-2019",
year = "2020",
month = dec,
day = "11",
doi = "10.1063/5.0029526",
language = "English",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics Inc.",
editor = "Christoph Richter",
booktitle = "SOLARPACES 2019",
address = "United States",
}