Exergy analysis of solar thermal collectors and processes

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 56, Issue , 2016, Pages 106-137

  Kalogirou, Soteris A ^a   Karellas, Sotiriοs ^b   Braimakis, Konstantinos ^b   Stanciu, Camelia ^c   Badescu, Viorel ^c,d  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^d ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Exergy analysis; Solar collectors; Solar processes; Solar radiation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

COGENERATION PLANTS; DESALINATION; EXERGY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR PONDS; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONCENTRATING COLLECTOR; EVACUATED TUBE COLLECTORS; EXERGY ANALYSIS; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; SOLAR ASSISTED HEAT PUMP; SOLAR PROCESS; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR; SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84978516330     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pecs.2016.05.002     Document Type: Review

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