Exergetic optimization of solar air heaters and comparison with energy analysis

International Journal of Thermodynamics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 183-190

  Ajam, Hossein ^a   Farahat, Saeid ^a   Sarhaddi, Faramarz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Exergy; Optimization; Solar air heater

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOLAR HEATING;

PETELA EFFICIENCY; RADIATION EXERGY; SOLAR AIR HEATER; THERMAL LOSS COEFFICIENT;

EXERGY;

EID: 32944460097     PISSN: 13019724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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