@inproceedings{f1712fb92fc3423b83b812e4becda88c,
title = "Limits of the cylindrical absorber design for a sodium receiver",
abstract = "The applicability of the cylindrical arrangement of vertical tube banks is evaluated for liquid sodium concentrating solar thermal receivers and compared with a molten salt reference case through a series of parametric studies. It is shown that sodium receivers experience less thermo-elastic stress load and can operate under higher flux which presents advantages in terms of size reduction and efficiency. While the cylindrical receiver configuration cannot reach the efficiency target of 91% in a high temperature configuration (480 °C to 640 °C), there is potential to improve efficiency by improving heliostat field optics. Flux limitations due to thermo-elastic stresses are less stringent due for sodium receivers due to the better heat transfer properties, and consequently better heliostat field optics would benefit sodium receiver concepts more than molten salts ones.",
author = "Asselineau, {Charles Alexis} and William Logie and John Pye and Joe Coventry",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Author(s).; 23rd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017 ; Conference date: 26-09-2017 Through 29-09-2017",
year = "2018",
month = nov,
day = "8",
doi = "10.1063/1.5067042",
language = "English",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics Inc.",
editor = "Rodrigo Mancilla and Christoph Richter",
booktitle = "SolarPACES 2017",
address = "United States",
}