Coaxial tubular solar collector constructed from polymeric materials: An experimental and transient simulation study

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2549-2566

  Kudish, Avraham I ^a   Evseev, Efim G ^a   Walter, Gerd ^b   Priebe, Thomas ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coaxial tubular solar collector; Numerical method; Optimal design and operation parameters; Polymeric materials; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYMERS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL INSULATION;

COAXIAL TUBULAR SOLAR COLLECTORS;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 0037698986     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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