Inverted absorber solar concentrators for rural applications

International Journal of Ambient Energy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 115-120

  Norton, B ^a   Eames, P C ^a   Yadav, Y P ^b   Griffiths, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Lalit Narayan Mithila University   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; RURAL AREAS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATORS (CPC);

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 0031187897     PISSN: 01430750     EISSN: 21628246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01430750.1997.9675269     Document Type: Article

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