The influence of collector fluid inlet temperature on the performance of a solar-assisted absorption system using step-finned flat-plate collector

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 496-505

  Kundu, Balaram ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

FIN FLAT-COLLECTOR; PLATE COLLECTOR; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

INTAKE SYSTEMS;

EID: 33847753097     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630601166150     Document Type: Article

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