Scaling in polymer tubes and interpretation for use in solar water heating systems

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-14

  Wang, Yana ^a   Davidson, Jane ^a   Francis, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCALING RATES; SOLAR SYSTEMS; TEFLON TUBES; WATER COMPOSITION;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA REDUCTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NYLON POLYMERS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY; WATER; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

EID: 14844302739     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1823492     Document Type: Article

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