Numerical study of flow and heat transfer characteristics in hot water stores

Solar Energy

Volumn 64, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 9-18

  Hahne, E ^a   Chen, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HEAT TRANSFER; HOT WATER HEATING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

HOT WATER STORES; PECLET NUMBER; RICHARDSON NUMBER;

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

CYLINDER; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 0032173221     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00051-6     Document Type: Article

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