Optimization of operational and design parameters of plane reflector-tilted flat plate solar collector systems

Energy

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 529-542

  Hussein, H M S ^a   Ahmad, G E ^a   Mohamad, M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR REFLECTOR SYSTEM; PLANE REFLECTOR; SHADOW EFFECT;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 0000717288     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-5442(00)00003-7     Document Type: Article

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