Year round performance and potential of a natural circulation type of solar water heater in India

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-247

  Nahar, N M ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Natural circulation; Solar energy; Solar water heater

Indexed keywords

INSULATION; SOLAR ENERGY; STEEL; THERMAL EFFECTS;

STORAGE TANKS;

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

EID: 0037333675     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7788(02)00091-9     Document Type: Article

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