Experimental studies on a solar air collector with metal matrix absorber

Solar Energy

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-98

  Kolb, A ^a   Winter, E R F ^a   Viskanta, R ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DUCTS; SHEET METAL; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR AIR COLLECTORS;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 0032635567     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00117-0     Document Type: Article

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