Optimal Parallel Flow in Solar Collectors for Nonuniform Irradiance

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 156-159

  Spirki, W ^a   Ries, H ^b   Krjbus, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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EID: 0040534422     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2887896     Document Type: Article

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