Effect of flow channel dimensions on the performance of a box-frame photovoltaic/thermal collector

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 220, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 681-688

  Ji, Jie ^a   Han, J ^a   Chow, T T ^b   Han, C ^a   Lu, J ^a   He, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hybrid photovoltaic thermal collector; Photovoltaic and thermal performance; Water flow in channel

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLANTS; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR CELLS;

FLOW CHANNEL DIMENSIONS; HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL COLLECTOR; THERMAL ABSORBER;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLANTS; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 33751234921     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1234/09576509JPE316     Document Type: Article

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