Thermal performance testing of flat-plate collectors

Solar Energy

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 746-757

  Rojas, D ^a   Beermann, J ^a   Klein, S A ^a   Reindl, D T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

ASHRAE 93; Collector; EN12975 2; Simulation; Transient test

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; WIND POWER;

COLLECTOR FLUID TEMPERATURES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; TRANSIENT TEST;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; SOLAR COLLECTORS; WIND POWER;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEATING; MODELING; SOLAR POWER; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 45549106526     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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