Solar radiation concentration features in Linear Fresnel Reflector arrays

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 133-144

  Abbas, R ^a   Montes, M J ^b   Piera, M ^b   Martinez Val J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Linear Fresnel Reflectors; Mirrors layout; Optical geometry; Radiation concentration; Rotating mirrors

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION FACTORS; FRESNEL; LATERAL DRIFTS; OPTICAL DESIGN PROCESS; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL GEOMETRY; RADIATION CONCENTRATION; REFERENCE SITUATION; REFLECTOR ARRAYS; ROTATING MIRRORS; UPPER BOUND;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MIRRORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL ENGINEERING; REFLECTION; SUN;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 80755184715     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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