Estimation of incident radiation on a novel spherical solar collector

Renewable Energy

Volumn 14, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 241-247

  Samanta, B ^a   Al Balushi, Khamis Rajab ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Incident radiation; Self tracking collector; Solar collectors; Solar energy; Spherical collector

Indexed keywords

SELF TRACKING COLLECTORS;

EFFICIENCY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SPHERES; TRACKING (POSITION);

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 0032058380     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-1481(98)00073-1     Document Type: Article

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