Full-scale measurements of wind-induced: Convective heat transfer from a roof mounted flat plate solar collector

Solar Energy

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 69-77

  Sharples, S ^a   Charlesworth, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DATA REDUCTION; FORCED CONVECTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROOFS; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS;

ROOF-MOUNTED FLAT PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; WIND-INDUCED CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 0032005666     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(97)00119-9     Document Type: Article

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