Comparison of performance and cost effectiveness of solar water heaters at different collector tracking modes in Cyprus and Greece

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1287-1303

  Michaelides, I M ^a   Kalogirou, S A ^a   Chrysis, I ^b   Roditis, G ^b   Hadjiyianni, A ^c   Kambezidis, H D ^d   Petrakis, M ^d   Lykoudis, S ^d   Adamopoulos, A D ^d  

^a HIGHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

^b Ministry of Communications and Works   (Cyprus)

^c FLOGA Solar Systems   (Cyprus)

^d NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

SOLAR COLLECTOR TRACKING; THERMOSYPHON SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

EID: 0032661076     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(99)00020-5     Document Type: Article

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