Determination of the optimal operation mode of a flat solar collector by exergetic analysis and numerical simulation

Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 731-747

  Luminosu, I ^a   Fara, L ^b  

^a POLITEHNICA UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXERGY; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL INSULATION;

EXERGY ANALYSIS; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

DESIGN; EXERGY; OPERATION; SOLAR STILL;

EID: 4644269251     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2004.04.061     Document Type: Article

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