High concentration linear Fresnel reflectors

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 60-68

  Abbas, R ^a   Munoz Anton J ^a   Valdes M ^a   Martinez Val J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CONCENTRATION RATIO; LINEAR FRESNEL REFLECTOR (LFR); OPTICAL GEOMETRY; RADIATION CONCENTRATION; RADIATION FLUXES; RAY-TRACING MODEL; ROTATING MIRRORS;

GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; MIRRORS; SOLAR ENERGY; TECHNOLOGY;

REFLECTION;

EID: 84878942444     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.01.039     Document Type: Article

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