Experimental and theoretical temperature distributions in a solar pond

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 825-835

  Karakilcik, M ^a   Kiymac K ^a   Dincer, I ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heat losses; Heat storage; Heat transfer; Solar pond; Temperature distribution

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ENERGY SAVINGS; INSULATED SIDE WALLS; INSULATED SOLAR PONDS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE;

SOLAR PONDS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; SENSORS; SOLAR PONDS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33144468912     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.09.026     Document Type: Article

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