A new 75 kW high-flux solar simulator for high-temperature thermal and thermochemical research

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-120

  Hirsch, D ^a   Zedtwitz, P V ^a   Osinga, T ^a   Kinamore, J ^b   Steinfeld, A ^a,c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Vortek Industries Ltd   (Canada)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ENERGY CONVERSION; HEAT RADIATION; HEAT TRANSFER;

SOLAR FURNACES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0037299797     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1528922     Document Type: Article

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