A high-pressure window for volumetric solar receivers

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-107

  Kami, J ^a   Kribus, A ^a   Ostraich, B ^b   Kochavi, E ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b ROTEM INDUSTRIES LTD   (Israel)

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EID: 0000434511     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2888051     Document Type: Article

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