Cost-effective and reliable design of a solar thermal power plant

Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-38

  Aliabadi, A A ^a,b   Wallace, J S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOSSIL FUELS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT STORAGE; MINERAL OILS; NATURAL GASOLINE PLANTS; REFRIGERANTS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR HEATING; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

EVACUATED TUBE COLLECTORS; EVACUATED TUBE SOLAR COLLECTOR; REFRIGERANT VAPORS; SOLAR THERMAL POWER GENERATION; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; STAND-ALONE PV SYSTEMS; THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM;

FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS;

EID: 67650140756     PISSN: 03158977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/tcsme-2009-0004     Document Type: Article

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