Solar Thermal Energy Utilization German Studies on Technology and Application [Paperback]

Receivers.- Investigation and Selection of Materials Resistant to Temperatures and Radiation to Construct a Metallic/Ceramic Secondary Concentrator as well as Measurements at Premodels.- Investigations of Hard Coating and Heat Mirrors for Simultaneous Energy Conservation in a Photovoltaic/Solarthermic Hybrid System or for Use in a Secondary Reflector.- Optimization of Terminal Concentrators.- Receivers.- 200 kW Stirling Engine for SSP Module; Solar Stirling Receiver with Heat Storage System Analysis.- The Construction of a Volumetric Receiver with a Staggered Structure.- Analysis of Convective Heat Transfer in Volumetric Receivers Built of Porous Media.- Solar Chemistry.- Thermochemical H2  Production with Sulfur-Iodine Process and Solar Energy Adaptation.- The Use of Thermal Solar Energy to Treat Waste Materials.- Solar Thermal Energy Cycle Based on Sulfur and Sulfide Oxidizing Bacteria.- Experiments on the Decomposition of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals under High Pressure and High Temperature Light Flux Conditions.Springer Book Archives