Parabolic trough analysis and enhancement techniques

International Solar Energy Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 741-747

  Lüpfert, Eckhard ^a   Pottler, Klaus ^a   Ulmer, Steffen ^a   Riffelmann, Klaus J ^b   Neumann, Andreas ^b   Schiricke, Björn ^b  

^a PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROTROUGH COLLECTORS; FLUX MAPPING; FLUX-MEASUREMENT;

HEAT TREATMENT; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; RAY TRACING; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 33748215654     PISSN: 15468402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ISEC2005-76023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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