Optical properties of liquids for direct absorption solar thermal energy systems

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 969-977

  Otanicar, Todd P ^a   Phelan, Patrick E ^a   Golden, Jay S ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluids; Optical properties; Solar thermal energy

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; DIRECT ABSORPTION; EXTINCTION INDEX; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY;

ABSORPTION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; LIQUIDS; PROPYLENE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL ENERGY;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ABSORPTION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; REFRACTION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 65649083108     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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