Low power thermodynamic solar energy conversion: Coupling of a parabolic trough concentrator and an ericsson engine

International Journal of Thermodynamics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-45

  Alaphilippe, Muriel ^a   Bonnet, Sébastien ^a   Stouffs, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Ericsson engine; Joule cycle engine; Parabolic trough; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ENGINES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR ENERGY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ELECTRIC ENERGY; JOULE CYCLE ENGINES; THERMAL ENGINES; THERMODYNAMIC CONVERSION;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 34249859269     PISSN: 13019724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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