Angular solar absorptance and incident angle modifier of selective absorbers for solar thermal collectors

Solar Energy

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 335-341

  Tesfamichael, T ^a   Wackelgard E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; NICKEL; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL COATINGS; PIGMENTS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; THIN FILMS;

NICKEL OXIDE; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 0033743376     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(00)00029-3     Document Type: Article

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