Experimental and theoretical evaluation of dynamic test procedures for solar flat-plate collectors

Solar energy

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 377-401

  Nayak, J K ^a   Amer, E H ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b Menoufia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCERS;

NEW DYNAMIC METHODS (NDM); QUICK DYNAMIC TESTS (QDT);

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 0033651356     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(00)00108-0     Document Type: Article

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