Analytical methods to evaluate flux distributions from point-focus collectors for solar furnace and dish engine applications

ASME 2010 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2010

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 501-509

  Ho, Clifford K ^a   Khalsa, Siri S ^a   Siegel, Nathan P ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FUNCTIONS; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CONCENTRATION RATIO; ENGINE APPLICATION; FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; FOCAL LENGTHS; SLOPE ERRORS;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY RESOURCES;

SOLAR FURNACES;

EID: 80051915091     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2010-90054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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