High efficiency evacuated flat-plate solar collector for process steam production

Solar Energy

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-118

  Benz, N ^a   Beikircher, T ^a  

^a BAVARIAN CENTER FOR APPLIED ENERGY RESEARCH ZAE BAYERN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM FOIL; COOLING; EVAPORATORS; HEAT LOSSES; KRYPTON; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; PROCESS STEAM PRODUCTION;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 0032673669     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0038-092x(98)00122-4     Document Type: Article

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