Tuning the extinction coefficient for direct absorption solar thermal collector

dc.contributor.author	Otanicar, T. P.
dc.contributor.author	Phelan, P. E.
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, R. A.
dc.contributor.author	Tyagi, H.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-09-15T22:45:31Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-15T22:45:31Z
dc.date.issued	2021-09-16
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2663
dc.description.abstract	Direct-absorption solar thermal collectors have recently been shown to be a promising technology for photothermal energy conversion but many parameters affecting the overall performance of such systems haven’t been studied in depth, yet alone optimized. Earlier work has shown that the overall magnitude of the extinction coefficient can play a drastic role, with too high of an extinction coefficient actually reducing the efficiency. This study investigates how the extinction coefficient impacts the collector efficiency and how it can be tuned as a function of depth to optimize the efficiency, and why this presents a unique design over conventional solar thermal collection systems. Three extinction profiles are investigated: uniform, linearly increasing, and exponentially increasing	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.title	Tuning the extinction coefficient for direct absorption solar thermal collector	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US