Applicability of highly reflective aluminium coil for solar concentrators

Solar Energy

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 361-370

  Fend, Thomas ^a   Jorgensen, Gary ^b   Küster, Harald ^c  

^a Deutsche Forsch Anst F Luft R   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Alanod Aluminium Veredelung GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM FOIL; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DURABILITY; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL COATINGS; PLASTIC COATINGS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR WEIGHTED REFLECTANCE;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 0033735037     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(00)00027-X     Document Type: Article

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