Tuning the extinction coefficient for direct absorption solar thermal collector optimization

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

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 819-824

  Otanicar, Todd P ^a   Phelan, Patrick E ^b   Taylor, Robert A ^b   Tyagi, Himanshu ^c  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTION SYSTEMS; DIRECT ABSORPTION; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; EXTINCTION PROFILES; PHOTO-THERMAL; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR;

ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84860270591     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2010-90022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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