A solar thermal water pump

Applied Energy

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 235-243

  Sumathy, K ^a   Venkatesh, A ^a   Sriramulu, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; PARAFFINS; PERFORMANCE; SOLAR COLLECTORS; VAPOR PRESSURE; VAPORS; WATER; WATER TANKS;

BOILING POINT; DISCHARGE HEADS; FLAT PLATE SOLAR COLLECTOR; OPTIMAL VOLUMES; ORGANIC FLUIDS; PENTANE; SOLAR THERMAL WATER PUMP; SUCTION;

WELL PUMPS;

EID: 0029736573     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-2619(95)00019-4     Document Type: Article

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