Thermohydraulic performance of packed-bed solar air heaters

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-214

  Ahmad, A ^a   Saini, J S ^b   Varma, H K ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Packed bed; Solar air heaters; Thermohydraulic performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001764213     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0196-8904(95)00164-9     Document Type: Article

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