Numerical simulation of solar parabolic trough collector performance in the Algeria Saharan region

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 521-529

  Marif, Yacine ^a,b   Benmoussa, Hocine ^c   Bouguettaia, Hamza ^a   Belhadj, Mohamed M ^b   Zerrouki, Moussa ^b  

^a KASDI MERBAH UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^b CENTRE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATNA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Algerian Sahara; Finite difference; Liquid water; Parabolic trough; Performance; Synthetic oil

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIQUIDS; SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS; TRACKING (POSITION);

ALGERIAN SAHARA; LIQUID WATER; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PERFORMANCE; SYNTHETIC OIL;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 84903844157     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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