A low cost high flux solar simulator

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2202-2212

  Codd, Daniel S ^a   Carlson, Andrew ^a   Rees, Jennifer ^a   Slocum, Alexander H ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power; Metal halide lighting; Molten salts; Solar simulator; Volumetric receiver

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; METAL HALIDE; MOLTEN SALT; SOLAR SIMULATOR; VOLUMETRIC RECEIVERS;

ARC LAMPS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUSED SALTS; LIGHT SOURCES; METALS; SIMULATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; XENON;

METAL HALIDES;

ABSORPTION; BALLAST WATER; DESIGN; DIAMETER; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GEOMETRY; HALIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALT; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; VOLUME;

EID: 78349304466     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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