A CFD heat transfer analysis of the transpired solar collector under no-wind conditions

Solar Energy

Volumn 67, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 93-100

  Arulanandam, S J ^a   Hollands, K G Terry ^b   Brundrett, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UNGLAZED TRANSPIRED SOLAR COLLECTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR HEATING;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0033157409     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(00)00042-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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