Development of a new flat stationary evacuated CPC-collector for process heat applications

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1166-1174

  Buttinger, Frank ^a   Beikircher, Thomas ^a   Pröll, Markus ^a   Schölkopf, Wolfgang ^a  

^a BAVARIAN CENTER FOR APPLIED ENERGY RESEARCH ZAE BAYERN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CPC collector; Evacuated collector; Solar process heat

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER TUBES; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; APERTURE AREA; BASIC CONCEPTS; CONCENTRATING COLLECTOR; CONCENTRATION OF; EVACUATED COLLECTOR; EXTRA RADIATION; LOW PRESSURES; PROCESS HEAT; RADIATION LOSS; SOLAR PROCESS;

KRYPTON; REFLECTION;

INERT GASES;

ABSORPTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT BALANCE; HEATING; KRYPTON; PRESSURE EFFECT; RADIATION BALANCE; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 77953139713     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.03.022     Document Type: Article

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