Design considerations for reducing optical losses due to gaps between absorbers and their reflectors

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5745510

McIntire, W ^[1]; Winston, R

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL

It is shown that a compromise between a gap lossless design and design with a gap may represent the best choice for an optimized nonimaging solar concentrator.

• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38; AC02-80ER10575
• OSTI ID: 5745510
• Report Number(s): CONF-810509-(Vol.1)
• Journal Information: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States), Vol. 4.1; Conference: Annual conference of the International Solar Energy Society, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 26 May 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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