Evaluation of exergy and energy efficiencies of photothermal solar radiation conversion

Applied Solar Energy (English translation of Geliotekhnika)

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 213-223

  Zamfirescu, C ^a   Dincer, I ^a   Wagar, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVITIES; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; BLACK BODY; CALCULATION METHODS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; CONVERSION SYSTEMS; DEVELOPED MODEL; ENERGY AND EXERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY AND ENERGY; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; FOCAL POINTS; GREY BODY; IN-LINE; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PHOTO-THERMAL; PHOTOTHERMAL CONVERSION; POWER SYSTEM OPERATIONS; THERMAL HEAT; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HEAT ENGINES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TEMPERATURE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 77649269444     PISSN: 0003701X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3103/S0003701X0904001X     Document Type: Article

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