Transient test of a solar air heater with a compound parabolic concentrator

Renewable Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 715-728

  Pramuang, S ^a,b   Exell, R H B ^b  

^a LOEI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Air heating; Collector testing; CPC collector; Transient test

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; HEAT LOSSES; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECIFIC HEAT;

PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; SOLAR AIR HEATERS;

SOLAR HEATING;

HEATING; PERFORMANCE; SOLAR POWER; TESTING;

EID: 10144261315     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2004.01.013     Document Type: Article

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