Numerical and experimental study of a solar equipped with offset rectangular plate fin absorber plate

Renewable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2063-2075

  Youcef Ali, S ^a   Desmons, J Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE VALENCIENNES   (France)

Author keywords

Efficiency factor; Flat plate collector; Forced convection; Heat transfer; Offset rectangular plate fins

Indexed keywords

DUCTS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW OF FLUIDS; FORCED CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EFFICIENCY FACTOR; FLAT PLATE COLLECTOR; OFFSET RECTANGULAR PLATE FINS; STAGGERED PATTERN;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

DUCTS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW OF FLUIDS; FORCED CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHOD; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 33746471894     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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