Experimental study of thermal performance of offset rectangular plate fin absorber-plates

Renewable Energy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 371-384

  Hachemi, A ^a  

^a Laboratoire d'Aérodynamique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FANS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PERFORMANCE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VELOCITY;

OFFSET RECTANGULAR PLATE FINS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT TRANSFER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0033165982     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(98)00115-3     Document Type: Article

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