Energy delivery of solar thermal collectors in Zimbabwe

Renewable Energy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 495-511

  Hove, Tawanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT LOSSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE;

DIFFUSE NORMAL BEAM; HEMISPHERICAL RADIATION; INSOLATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0033875140     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(99)00080-4     Document Type: Article

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