Thermal performance investigation of the newly shaped vacuum tubes of parabolic trough collector system
Tianxiang Hu, Trevor Hocksun Kwan, Han Zhang, Qiliang Wang, Gang Pei
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Parabolic troughThermalMaterials scienceMechanicsHeat fluxHeat transferThermal efficiencyConcentratorRadiative transferTube (container)IrradianceOpticsComposite materialThermodynamicsChemistryPhysicsCombustionOrganic chemistrySolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsPhotovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics