Novel non-concentrating solar collector for intermediate-temperature energy capture

Solar Energy

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 421-431

  Real, Daniel ^a   Johnston, Rebekah ^a   Lauer, Joey ^a   Schicho, Andrew ^a   Hotz, Nico ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Evacuated tube collector; Heat transfer; Non concentrating; Renewable energy; Solar collector; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLOW RATE; FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANALYTICAL DESCRIPTION; EVACUATED TUBE COLLECTORS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE REGIME; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES; METHODS AND MATERIALS; NON-CONCENTRATING; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR THERMAL POWER;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84907319826     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.07.014     Document Type: Article

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