Comparison between models for the simulation of hot water storage tanks

Solar Energy

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-134

  De Césaro Oliveski, Rejane ^a   Krenzinger, Arno ^b   Vielmo, Horácio A ^b  

^a Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos Área de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXED CONVECTION; NATURAL CONVECTION; TURBULENCE;

HOT WATER STORAGE TANKS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

CONVECTION; MODELING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STORAGE TANK; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0142058145     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2003.07.009     Document Type: Article

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