- solar thermal system
- nouna system that converts sunlight into heat• Hypernyms: ↑system• Part Meronyms: ↑solar dish, ↑solar collector, ↑solar furnace
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
solar thermal system
Look at other dictionaries:
Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece … Wikipedia
Solar thermal rocket — Solar thermal propulsion is a form of spacecraft propulsion that makes use of solar power to directly heat reaction mass, and therefore does not require an electrical generator as most other forms of solar powered propulsion do. A solar thermal… … Wikipedia
Solar thermal collector — A solar thermal collector is a solar collector specifically intended to collect heat: that is, to absorb sunlight to provide heat. Although the term may be applied to simple solar hot water panels, it is usually used to denote more complex… … Wikipedia
Solar Thermal Parabolic Dishes — A solar thermal technology that uses a modular mirror system that approximates a parabola and incorporates two axis tracking to focus the sunlight onto receivers located at the focal point of each dish. The mirror system typically is made from… … Energy terms
Solar thermal parabolic dishes — A solar thermal technology that uses a modular mirror system that approximates a parabola and incorporates two axis tracking to focus the sunlight onto receivers located at the focal point of each dish. The mirror system typically is made from… … Energy terms
Solar thermal panels — A system that actively concentrates thermal energy from the sun by means of solar collector panels. The panels typically consist of fat, sun oriented boxes with transparent covers, containing water tubes of air baffles under a blackened heat… … Energy terms
Concentrating solar power or solar thermal power system — A solar energy conversion system characterized by the optical concentration of solar rays through an arrangement of mirrors to generate a high temperature working fluid. Also see Solar trough, Solar power tower, or Solar dish. Concentrating… … Energy terms
solar furnace — noun a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can produce high temperatures • Syn: ↑solar dish, ↑solar collector • Hypernyms: ↑reflector • Part Holonyms: ↑solar thermal system * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Solar Trough Systems — (see also Parabolic Trough) A type of solar thermal system where sunlight is concentrated by a curved reflector onto a pipe containing a working fluid that can be used for process heat or to produce electricity. The world s largest solar… … Energy terms
solar collector — noun a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can produce high temperatures • Syn: ↑solar dish, ↑solar furnace • Hypernyms: ↑reflector • Part Holonyms: ↑solar thermal system * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
