Characterization of a nanofluid volumetric solar absorber / steam generator

ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2011

Volumn , Issue PARTS A, B, AND C, 2011, Pages 1927-1936

  Taylor, Robert A ^a   Phelan, Patrick ^a   Adrian, Ronald ^a   Gunawan, Andrey ^a   Otanicar, Todd ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION POTENTIAL; BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; INFRA-RED CAMERAS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PROOF-OF-CONCEPT TESTS; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TESTING APPARATUS;

DESCALING; ENERGY TRANSFER; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; STEAM GENERATORS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84881182183     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2011-54062     Document Type: Conference Paper

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