Experimental energy and exergy performance of a solar receiver for a domestic parabolic dish concentrator for teaching purposes

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 162-169

  Mawire, Ashmore ^a   Taole, Simeon H ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Domestic; Energy and exergy; Experimental; Parabolic dish concentrator; Solar receiver; Teaching

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAT LOSSES; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; TEACHING;

DOMESTIC; ENERGY AND EXERGY; EXPERIMENTAL; PARABOLIC DISH CONCENTRATOR; SOLAR RECEIVER;

EXERGY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY; EXERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TEACHING;

EID: 84896710185     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2014.01.004     Document Type: Article

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