Optimum absorber temperature of a once-reflecting full conical concentrator of a low temperature differential Stirling engine

Renewable Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1671-1687

  Kongtragool, Bancha ^a   Wongwises, Somchai ^a  

^a Fluid Mechanics   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Conical concentrator; Solar powered heat engine; Stirling engine

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CONCENTRATED SOLAR EFFICIENCY; CONICAL CONCENTRATORS; DIFFERENTIAL STIRLING ENGINE; ENGINE POWER OUTPUT;

STIRLING ENGINES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SOLAR POWER; STIRLING ENGINE;

EID: 18144371579     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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