The performance of a cylindrical solar water heater

Renewable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1751-1763

  Al Madani, Hussain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Copper coil; Cylindrical solar water heater; Cylindrical tube; Design; Performance

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEATING; MASS TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT DESIGN; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

COPPER COIL; CYLINDER WALLS; CYLINDRICAL SOLAR WATER HEATER; CYLINDRICAL TUBES;

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEATING; MASS TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

COPPER; CYLINDER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER;

ASIA; BAHRAIN; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33746549887     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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