Solar collector systems to provide hot air in rural applications

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1461-1468

  Bilgen, E ^a   Bakeka, B J D ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hot air; Indigenous; Rural applications; Solar collector

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); DATA REDUCTION; DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

HOT AIR; RURAL APPLICATIONS;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

CODES (SYMBOLS); DATA REDUCTION; DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEATING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RURAL AREA; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER;

AFRICA; BOKITO; CAMEROON; CENTRE [CAMEROON]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 41249085131     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.09.018     Document Type: Article

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