Optimal control of flow in solar collectors for maximum exergy extraction

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 21-22, 2007, Pages 4311-4322

  Badescu, Viorel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Exergy; Flat plate solar collector; Flow rate optimization; Optimal control

Indexed keywords

EXERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTOR; FLOW RATE OPTIMIZATION;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EXERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34547145891     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.01.061     Document Type: Article

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