Thermodynamic analysis of the performance of a solar absorption heat transformer at maximum coefficient of performance

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 975-984

  Chen, Jincan ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption heat transformer; Coefficient of performance; Heat transfer; Optimal analysis; Solar collector

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001298725     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(199709)21:11<975::AID-ER298>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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