Experimental evaluation of a stationary parabolic trough solar collector: Influence of the concentrator and heat transfer fluid
Eloiny Guimarães Barbosa, Márcio Arêdes Martins, Marcos Eduardo Viana de Araújo, Natália dos Santos Renato, Sérgio Zolnier, Emanuele Graciosa Pereira, Michael de Oliveira Resende
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