Experimental study on the comparative thermal performance of a solar collector using coconut coir over the glass-wool thermal insulation for water heating system

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 318-3197

  Andoh, H Y ^a   Gbaha, P ^a   Koffi, P M E ^a   Toure S ^b   Ado, G ^a  

^a Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Coconut coir; Fiber glass; Flat plate solar collector; Mass flow; Natural circulation; Solar water heater

Indexed keywords

COCONUT COIRS; FIBER GLASS; FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; MASS FLOW; NATURAL CIRCULATION;

SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; THERMAL INSULATION; WOOL; YARN;

GLASS;

EID: 36849020972     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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