Thermal regimes in solar-thermal linear collectors

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 857-870

  Muñoz, Javier ^a   Martinez Val, Jose M ^a   Ramos, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fresnel mirrors; Linear concentrator; Solar energy; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION FACTORS; CONICAL ANGLES; FRESNEL; FRESNEL MIRRORS; LINEAR CONCENTRATOR; LINEAR RECEIVER; LOW LEVEL; RADIATION CONCENTRATION; RADIATION CONDITION; RADIATION INTENSITY; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL REGIMES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MIRRORS; MIXED CONVECTION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 79954613621     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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