New approaches to the design of the combustion system for thermophotovoltaic applications

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Colangelo, G ^a   De Risi, A ^a   Laforgia, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGING (BATTERIES); COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; FUEL BURNERS; REGENERATORS;

HEAT REGENERATOR; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATOR;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0037854697     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/18/5/318     Document Type: Article

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