Construction and operational experience of a 6000 M2 solar pond at kutch, India

Solar Energy

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 237-249

  Kumar, Amit ^a   Kishore, V V N ^a  

^a THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL HEATING; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

LINING SCHEMES;

SOLAR PONDS;

EID: 0033097893     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00134-0     Document Type: Article

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