Abstract

ALARCON VILLAMIL, Alexander; HORTUA, Jairo Eduardo  and  LOPEZ, Andrea. Comparison of thermal solar collector technologies and their applications. Tecciencia [online]. 2013, vol.8, n.15, pp.27-35. ISSN 1909-3667.  https://doi.org/10.18180/tecciencia.2013.15.3.

This paper presents the operation of different thermal solar collector technologies and their main characteristics. It starts by providing a brief description of the importance of using solar collectors as an alternative to reduce the environmental impact caused by the production of non-renewable sources like coal and oil. Subsequently, it focuses on each solar concentrator technology and finishes with a theoretical analysis hub application in different industrial processes.

Keywords : Direct solar radiation; energy; solar collectors; steam; temperature.

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