A distributed model for a tedlar-foil flat plate solar collector

Renewable Energy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 507-523

  Minn, M A ^a   Ng, K C ^a   Khong, W H ^b   Melvin, T ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Cyclect Electrical Engineering Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Distributed model; Efficiency curve; Overall heat loss coefficient; Temperature profiles; Temperature dependent

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLANTS; HEAT LOSSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PRODUCT DESIGN;

COOLANT PROPERTIES;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

COLLECTOR; FLAT PLATE; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TRANSFER; MODEL; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 0036882199     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(01)00175-6     Document Type: Article

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