Solar sintering of cordierite-based ceramics at low temperatures

Solar Energy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 351-361

  Oliveira, Fernando Almeida Costa ^a   Shohoji, Nobumitsu ^a   Fernandes, Jorge Cruz ^b   Rosa, Luís Guerra ^b  

^a Inst Nac Engenharia Tecn I   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Al Mg Si O system; Cordierite; Indialite; Sintering; Solar furnace

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; CRYOGENICS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; HEATING; SILICON; SINTERING; SOLAR ENERGY; TRANSITION METAL ALLOYS;

COOLING RATES; CORDIERITE-BASED CERAMICS; SOLAR FURNACES; SOLAR SINTERING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

FURNACE; SINTERING; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 14144256307     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.08.013     Document Type: Article

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