Optimum tilt angle of solar collectors and its impact on performance

International Journal of Ambient Energy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-20

  Qiu, G ^a   Riffat, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

OPTIMUM TILT ANGLE;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 0037254455     PISSN: 01430750     EISSN: 21628246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01430750.2003.9674898     Document Type: Article

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