Experimental investigation on thermal performance of flat plate collectors at night

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2642-2646

  Tang, Runsheng ^a   Sun, Zhiguo ^a   Li, Zhimin ^a   Yu, Yamei ^a   Zhong, Hao ^a   Xia, Chaofeng ^a  

^a YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flat plate collectors; Preventing freezing of collectors; Temperature depression of absorber; Thermosyphonic reverse flow

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CLADDING; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLADDING (COATING); COPPER; DUST COLLECTORS; FREEZING; LIGHT METALS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR SYSTEM; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER; WATER HEATERS; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ABSORBER TEMPERATURES; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS; FREEZE DAMAGE; FREEZING TEMPERATURES; HOT WATER; PREVENTING FREEZING OF COLLECTORS; REVERSE FLOW; SOLAR SYSTEMS; STORAGE TANKS; TEMPERATURE DEPRESSION; TEMPERATURE DEPRESSION OF ABSORBER; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMOSYPHONIC REVERSE FLOW; WATER TEMPERATURES; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

EID: 48849115650     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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