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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 62, 2012 - Issue 5: Papers Presented at the “Minisymposium on Computational Radiative and Convective Heat Transfer” in Honor of Professor George D. Rathby
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Analysis of Conduction Heat Loss From a Parabolic Trough Solar Receiver with Active Vacuum by Direct Simulation Monte Carlo

Matthew Roesle Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Philipp Good Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Volkan Coskun Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Aldo Steinfeld Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Solar Technology Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected].
Pages 432-444 | Received 20 Jan 2012, Accepted 18 Feb 2012, Published online: 23 Aug 2012

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