Effect of an Absorptive Coating on Solar Energy Storage in a Thrombe wall system

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-374

  Nwachukwu, Nwosu P ^a   Okonkwo, Wilfred I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Coating; Solar; Thrombe

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; HEAT TRANSFER; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SOLAR HEATING; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

ABSORPTIVE COATINGS; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES; HEAT-RECEIVING SURFACES; PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING; THROMBE WALL SYSTEMS;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 37348998961     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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