Performance of a solar water pump with n-pentane and ethyl ether as working fluids

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 915-927

  Wong, Y W ^a   Sumathy, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYL ETHER; PENTANE; SOLAR THERMAL WATER PUMPS (STWP); WORKING FLUIDS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHERS; PARAFFINS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033908351     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(99)00167-3     Document Type: Article

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