Thermal and material characterization of immersed heat exchangers for solar domestic hot water

Advances in Solar Energy

Volumn 17, Issue , 2007, Pages 99-129

  Davidson, Jane H ^a   Mantell, Susan C ^a   Francis, Lorraine F ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic hot water; Heat exchangers; Heat transfer; Integral collector storage; Natural convection; Nylon; Polymers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947648974     PISSN: 07318618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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