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Performance of a concentrating photovoltaic/thermal solar collector by Coventry, Joe S.

“…The performance of a parabolic trough photovoltaic/thermal collector with a geometric concentration ratio of 37× is described. Measured results under typical…”
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Scalable nano-architecture for stable near-blackbody solar absorption at high temperatures by Guo, Yifan, Tsuda, Kaoru, Hosseini, Sahar, Murakami, Yasushi, Tricoli, Antonio, Coventry, Joe, Lipiński, Wojciech, Torres, Juan F.

“…Light trapping enhancement by nanostructures is ubiquitous in engineering applications, for example, in improving highly-efficient concentrating solar thermal…”
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Titania‐Based Coral‐Structured Solar Absorber Coating with Improved Scalability and Durability at High Temperature by Guo, Yifan, Tsuda, Kaoru, Mohsenzadeh, Milad, Hosseini, Sahar, Murakami, Yasushi, Coventry, Joe, Torres, Juan F.

“…Solar energy harvesting and storage are essential in the future mix of renewable energy technologies. Hierarchical coral‐structured coatings have been shown to…”
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Design and Construction of a 700kWth High-Temperature Sodium Receiver by Coventry, Joe, Venn, Felix, Potter, Daniel, Asselineau, Charles-Alexis, Gardner, Wilson, Kim, Jin-Soo, Logie, William, McNaughton, Robbie, Pye, John, Stein, Wesley

“…The Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute (ASTRI) has been developing technologies designed to collect and store solar energy at high-temperature to…”
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Dish systems for CSP by Coventry, Joe, Andraka, Charles

“…•The evolution of dishes is examined by reviewing a wide selection of CSP dishes.•The focus is on features such as mode of tracking, structure and mirror…”
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Assessment of a novel ternary eutectic chloride salt for next generation high-temperature sensible heat storage by Mohan, Gowtham, Venkataraman, Mahesh, Gomez-Vidal, Judith, Coventry, Joe

“…•A eutectic of NaCl, KCl and MgCl2 is developed for sensible heat storage over 700 °C.•Formation of a eutectic was confirmed experimentally, based on FactSage…”
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Sensible energy storage options for concentrating solar power plants operating above 600 °C by Mohan, Gowtham, Venkataraman, Mahesh B., Coventry, Joe

“…To lower the cost of electricity produced, advanced high-efficiency power cycles operating at temperatures above 600 °C (such as the supercritical CO2 Brayton…”
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Boiling sodium and melting salt: Evaluation and optimisation of a novel solar–thermal system concept by Kee, Zebedee, Coventry, Joe, Pye, John

“…The phase-change phenomenon facilitates efficient heat transfer and the storage of a large amount of heat close to an upper-bound temperature limit. In this…”
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Thermo-economic analysis of high-temperature sensible thermal storage with different ternary eutectic alkali and alkaline earth metal chlorides by Mohan, Gowtham, Venkataraman, Mahesh, Gomez-Vidal, Judith, Coventry, Joe

“…•Alkali and alkaline earth metal chloride mixtures are evaluated for energy storage.•LiCl is combined with earth-abundant NaCl, KCl, and MgCl2 to reduce…”
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A review of static and dynamic heliostat wind loads by Emes, Matthew, Jafari, Azadeh, Pfahl, Andreas, Coventry, Joe, Arjomandi, Maziar

“…Accurate estimation of the static and dynamic wind loads on heliostats based on detailed measurement and characterisation of turbulence is crucial to avoid…”
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Thermal energy storage in a tightly packed bed with sodium as the heat transfer fluid: A numerical study by Bozorg, Mehdi V., Coventry, Joe, Torres, Juan F.

“…Liquid sodium is widely recognised as an outstanding heat transfer fluid for thermal power generation systems. In the context of concentrating solar power,…”
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Degradation mechanisms and non-linear thermal cycling effects in a high-temperature light-absorber coating by Torres, Juan F., Ellis, Ian, Coventry, Joe

“…Absorber coatings in concentrating solar power (CSP) convert focused solar radiation into heat. Competitive and reliable CSP technologies require absorber…”
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Exploring efficiency limits for molten-salt and sodium external cylindrical receivers for third-generation concentrating solar power by Asselineau, Charles-Alexis, Pye, John, Coventry, Joe

“…Third-generation concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) systems are proposed which aim to halve the cost of electricity from CSP. This work demonstrates that…”
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Modelling of bubble growth and detachment in nucleate pool boiling by Iyer, Siddharth, Kumar, Apurv, Coventry, Joe, Lipiński, Wojciech

“…A mechanistic model to study the growth of a bubble from nucleation to departure in pool boiling is proposed in this work taking into account the change in…”
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Thermoelastic stress in concentrating solar receiver tubes: A retrospect on stress analysis methodology, and comparison of salt and sodium by Logie, William R., Pye, John D., Coventry, Joe

“…•Temperature and elastic stress is determined in a nonaxisymmetrically irradiated tube.•Analytical methods to calculate principle stress components are…”
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Long-term thermal stability and failure mechanisms of Pyromark 2500 for high-temperature solar thermal receivers by Hosseini, Sahar, Torres, Juan F., Taheri, Mahdiar, Tricoli, Antonio, Lipiński, Wojciech, Coventry, Joe

“…Pyromark 2500 is widely used as a concentrating solar power absorber coating because of its relatively high absorptance and its ease in application onto…”
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Mechanistic modelling of bubble growth in sodium pool boiling by Iyer, Siddharth, Kumar, Apurv, Coventry, Joe, Lipiński, Wojciech

“…•A mechanistic model is proposed to study the bubble growth process in sodium pool boiling.•The model couples a heat transfer, force and contact angle…”
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Heat transfer modelling of an isolated bubble in sodium pool boiling by Iyer, Siddharth, Kumar, Apurv, Coventry, Joe, Lipiński, Wojciech

“…Sodium tubular boiler receivers in concentrated solar thermal power plants are a viable option to provide near-isothermal heat for industrial applications…”
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Optics of solar central receiver systems: a review by Li, Lifeng, Coventry, Joe, Bader, Roman, Pye, John, Lipiński, Wojciech

“…This article reviews the state of the art in optical design, modeling and characterization of solar central receiver systems…”
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Heat transfer in directly-irradiated high-temperature solid–gas flows laden with polydisperse particles by Chen, Jingjing, Kumar, Apurv, Coventry, Joe, Lipiński, Wojciech

“…•Directly-irradiated high-temperature solid-gas flows laden with polydisperse particles are studied using a numerical model.•The model uses the multiphase…”
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