A new high-flux solar furnace for high-temperature thermochemical research

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-80

  Haueter, P ^a   Seitz, T ^a   Steinfeld, A ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR FUELS; SOLAR FURNACES;

INDUSTRIAL FURNACES;

EID: 0033075315     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2888146     Document Type: Article

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