Parabolic trough concentrators for low enthalpy processes

Renewable Energy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 529-539

  Jaramillo, O A ^a   Venegas Reyes, E ^b   Aguilar, J O ^c   Castrejon Garcia R ^a   Sosa Montemayor, F ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE QUINTANA ROO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar energy; Industrial process heat; Low enthalpy water production; Modular solar collector; Parabolic trough concentrator

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; CONCENTRATING SOLAR; CONCENTRATION RATIO; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS HEAT; PARABOLIC TROUGH CONCENTRATORS; PARALLEL ARRANGEMENT; SOLAR COLLECTOR AREAS; WATER PRODUCTION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESIGN; ENTHALPY; MACHINERY; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

AVAILABILITY;

ALUMINUM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENTHALPY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MACHINERY; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY;

EID: 84879599492     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.04.019     Document Type: Article

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