TY - JOUR TI - Solar energy based industrial applications at the "Politehnica" University of Timisoara AU - Luminosu Ioan V AU - De Sabata Coleta AU - De Sabata Aldo I JN - Thermal Science PY - 2011 VL - 15 IS - 3 SP - 587 EP - 598 PT - Article AB - A short overview of a more than 30 years long activity in industrial and home applications of solar energy at the "Politehnica" University of Timişoara, Romania is presented. A built "Solar House", an industrial system for preheating bitumen, a solution for waste water cleaning and an industrial hall for drying ceramic products are described. Some recent studies on solar concentrators are reported.