Applicability of uniform heat flux nusselt number correlations to thermosyphon heat exchangers for solar water heaters

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-90

  Dahl, S ^a   Davidson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; TEMPERATURE; THERMOCOUPLES;

HEAT TRANSFER RATE; THERMOSYPHON HEAT EXCHANGERS;

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

EID: 0032648315     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2888151     Document Type: Article

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