Heat efficiency of a solar trough receiver with a hot mirror compared to a selective coating

In this article, we present a solar trough system in which the receiver pipe is enclosed in a glass cover under vacuum. The dominant radiation losses from the receiver are reduced by the use of a ‘hot mirror’ on the glass cover instead of a selective coating on the receiver pipe. We present the resu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marie C. Cyulinyana, Phil Ferrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2011-11-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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Online Access:http://archive.sajs.co.za/index.php/SAJS/article/view/524