Performance of a two-phase closed thermosyphon solar collector with a shell and tube heat exchanger

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1959-1968

  Nada, S A ^a   El Ghetany, H H ^b   Hussein, H M S ^b  

^a Benha High Institute of Technology   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Flat plate solar collector; Shell and tube heat exchanger; Two phase closed thermosyphon

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; CONFINED FLOW; COOLING; EVAPORATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; WATER;

FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; INLET WATER TEMPERATURE; SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER; TWO-PHASED CLOSED THERMOSYPHON;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 3042774565     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2003.12.015     Document Type: Article

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