Measurement and simulation of flow rate in a water-in-glass evacuated tube solar water heater

Solar Energy

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 257-267

  Morrison, G L ^a   Budihardjo, I ^a   Behnia, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evacuated tube; Natural circulation; Water in glass

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR COLLECTORS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CIRCULATION RATES; DIFFUSE REFLECTORS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV);

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

CIRCULATION; FLOW ANALYSIS; SOLAR WATER HEATER; TUBE ARRAY;

EID: 12444262186     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.09.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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