Limits of selectivity of direct volumetric solar absorption

Solar Energy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2015, Pages 206-216

  Hewakuruppu, Yasitha L ^a   Taylor, Robert A ^a   Tyagi, Himanshu ^b   Khullar, Vikrant ^b   Otanicar, Todd ^c   Coulombe, Sylvain ^d   Hordy, Nathan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR   (India)

^c The University of Tulsa   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Direct absorption; Nanofluids; Optical properties; Selective absorption

Indexed keywords

NANOFLUIDICS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

ABSORPTION OF SOLAR RADIATION; DIRECT ABSORPTION; LONG-WAVELENGTH EMISSIONS; NANOFLUIDS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OPTICAL PARAMETER; SELECTIVE ABSORPTION; SHORT WAVELENGTHS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

ABSORPTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; THEORETICAL STUDY; VOLUME; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84923247458     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.01.043     Document Type: Article

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