Natural convection in enclosed spaces—a review of application to solar energy collection

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1976, Pages 182-188

  Buchberg, H ^a   Cation, I ^a   Edwards, D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER - CONVECTION;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0016950354     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3450516     Document Type: Review

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