Performance analysis of new-design solar air collectors for drying applications

Renewable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1645-1660

  Karsli, Suleyman ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Air collector; Collector efficiency; Fin; First law; Second law; Solar heating

Indexed keywords

DRYING; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION;

AIR COLLECTOR; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

DRYING; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION;

AIR; AIR TEMPERATURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEATING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 33847678043     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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