Parabolic Trough Collector System for Low Temperature Steam Generation: Design and Performance Characteristics

Applied Energy

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-19

  Kalogirou, Soteris ^a  

^a HIGHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECIFIC HEAT; STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE;

COLLECTOR APERTURE AREA; GEOMETRIC FACTOR; GROSS COLLECTOR AREA; INCIDENCE ANGLE MODIFIER; LOW TEMPERATURE STEAM GENERATION; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTOR SYSTEM;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 0030234973     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(96)00008-6     Document Type: Article

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