The effective size of the solar cone for solar concentrating systems

Solar Energy

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 417-427

  Buie, D ^a   Dey, C J ^a   Bosi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concentrating systems; Insolation; Sunshape

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR CONES;

SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

INSOLATION; SIZE EFFECT; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0042235688     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(03)00156-7     Document Type: Article

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