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Parabolic-trough solar collectors and their applications
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An overview of the parabolic-trough collectors that have been built and marketed during the past century, as well as the prototypes currently under development can be found in this paper.Abstract:
This paper presents an overview of the parabolic-trough collectors that have been built and marketed during the past century, as well as the prototypes currently under development. It also presents a survey of systems which could incorporate this type of concentrating solar system to supply thermal energy up to 400 °C, especially steam power cycles for electricity generation, including examples of each application.read more
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Advances in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Technology
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