Transient investigation of a thermosyphon flat-plate solar collector

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 789-800

  Hussein, H M S ^a   Mohamad, M A ^a   El Asfouri, A S ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING WATER; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); TRANSIENTS;

THERMOSYPHON FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 0032624329     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-4311(98)00085-4     Document Type: Article

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