Modeling of solar receiver for cracking of liquid petroleum gas

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-51

  Segal, A ^a   Epstein, M ^a  

^a Wizmann Institute of Science   (Israel)

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EID: 0003701152     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2871832     Document Type: Article

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