Technical note : Comparison between inverted absorber asymmetric and symmetric tubular-absorber compound parabolic concentrating solar collectors

Renewable Energy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 277-281

  Kothdiwala, A F ^a   Eames, P C ^a   Norton, B ^a   Zacharopolous, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

SOLAR CONVERSION EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0040958804     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-1481(98)00786-1     Document Type: Article

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