Validation of CFD simulation for flat plate solar energy collector

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-387

  Selmi, Mohamed ^a   Al Khawaja, Mohammed J ^a   Marafia, Abdulhamid ^a  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; Solar collector; Solar energy; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR RADIATION;

CFD MODEL; OUTLET TEMPERATURE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; MODEL VALIDATION; SOFTWARE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 36549085584     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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