SOLFAST, a ray-tracing monte-carlo software for solar concentrating facilities

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 369, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Roccia, J P ^a   Piaud, B ^a   Coustet, C ^a   Caliot, C ^b   Guillot, E ^b   Flamant, G ^b   Delatorre, J ^c  

^a HPC SA   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c ECOLE DES MINES D ALBI CARMAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CONCENTRATED SOLAR; ENERGY FLUXES; RAY-TRACING TECHNIQUE;

RAY TRACING;

EID: 84864067242     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/369/1/012029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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