Parametric studies for heating performance of an earth to air heat exchanger coupled with a greenhouse

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 991-1005

  Ghosal, M K ^a   Tiwari, G N ^b  

^a ORISSA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Earth to air heat exchanger; Greenhouse; Solar energy; Thermal modelling

Indexed keywords

AIR; ENERGY STORAGE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT PIPES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPE FLOW; SOLAR ENERGY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EARTH TO AIR HEAT EXCHANGER; GREENHOUSE HEATING; HEATING PERFORMANCE; THERMAL MODELLING;

HEATING;

GREENHOUSE; HEAT EXCHANGER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 24944438947     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1106     Document Type: Article

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