Optimization of economic solar field design of stationary thermal collectors

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 363-370

  Weinstock, Dan ^a   Appelbaum, Joseph ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; MASKING EFFECTS; SOLAR FIELD DESIGN; THERMAL COLLECTORS;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 36349014945     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2769690     Document Type: Article

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