Research
Characterization of circumferential flux distributions in parabolic trough receivers using adaptive gaussian representations
Nature ·
The Brief
- A Nature Scientific Reports article examines circumferential flux distributions in parabolic trough receivers.
- The study uses adaptive Gaussian representations to characterize these distributions.
- No summary was available in the provided source, so further details are unknown.
Why it matters
Parabolic trough receivers are used in concentrating solar power, so how solar flux is distributed around the receiver bears on its thermal performance.
Who’s affected
- researchers in concentrating solar power and solar thermal engineering
- #solar energy
- #parabolic trough
- #concentrated solar power
- #flux distribution
- #gaussian modelling