Experimental study for a double-glazed forced-flow solar collector/regenerator

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 253-259

  Yang, R ^a   Wang, P L ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chung Stian Institute of Science and Tectinology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHANNEL FLOW; COOLING; EVAPORATION; FORCED CONVECTION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MASS TRANSFER;

ABSORPTION SOLAR COOLING SYSTEM; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; SOLAR REGENERATOR;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 0032208849     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2888128     Document Type: Article

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