Theoretical analysis for an air heater with a box-type absorber

Solar Energy

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 191-198

  Matrawy, K K ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEATING EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

SOLAR AIR COLLECTORS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

AIRFLOW; EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 0032173012     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00044-9     Document Type: Article

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