An approach to the exergy analysis of photosynthesis

Solar Energy

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 311-328

  Petela, Richard ^a  

^a Technology Scientific Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exergy; Photosynthesis; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY EQUATIONS;

EXERGY;

EXERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ENDOTHERMY; ENTROPY; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUGAR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 41249086339     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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