Geometric Optimization of Solar Concentrating Collectors using Quasi-Monte Carlo Simulation

This thesis is a study of the geometric design of solar concentrating collectors. In this work, a numerical optimization methodology was developed and applied to various problems in linear solar concentrator design, in order to examine overall optimization success as well as the effect of various s...

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Main Author: Marston, Andrew James
Language:en
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5589