Heat transfer dynamics in an inflatable-tunnel solar air heater

Renewable Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1367-1382

  Flores Irigollen, A ^a   Fernandez J L ^b   Rubio Cerda, E ^c   Poujol, F T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Inflatable tunnel; Mathematical model; Numerical scheme; Simulation; Solar air heater; Validation

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEATING; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

INFLATABLE-TUNNEL SOLAR AIR HEATER; LINEAR CANONICAL FORMS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; INFLATION; SOLAR POWER; TUNNEL;

EID: 1542749033     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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