Optimum design criteria for solar hot water systems

Renewable Energy

Volumn 9, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 649-652

  Michaelides, I M ^a   Wilson, D R ^b  

^a HIGHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hotel; Payback period; Simulation; Solar collector; Solar energy; Solar fraction; Storage; TRNSYS

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DESIGN; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HOT WATER HEATING; HOTELS; PERFORMANCE; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR RADIATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMAL LOAD;

PAYBACK PERIOD; SOLAR FRACTION; SOLAR HOT WATER SYSTEMS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0030243688     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(96)88370-4     Document Type: Article

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