Theoretical efficiencies of angular-selective non-concentrating solar thermal systems

Solar Energy

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 683-691

  Blanco, Manuel J ^a   Martín, José G ^a   Alarcón Padilla, Diego C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

^b PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Angular selectivity; Non concentrating solar systems; Solar thermal systems

Indexed keywords

MONOCHROMATORS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ABSORBER SURFACES; ANGULAR-SELECTIVE; OPTICAL CONCENTRATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 1642377968     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.01.005     Document Type: Article

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