Analysis of different configurations of flat plate water collectors connected in series

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1362-1372

  Dubey, Swapnil ^a   Tiwari, G N ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b BAG Energy Research Society   (India)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Exergy; Photovoltaic; Solar collectors; Thermal energy

Indexed keywords

DUST COLLECTORS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; EXERGY; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); WATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CHARACTERISTIC EQUATIONS; CLIMATIC PARAMETERS; D TYPES; ELECTRICAL ENERGIES; ELECTRICITY GENERATIONS; ENERGY BALANCE EQUATIONS; FLAT PLATES; FLAT-PLATE COLLECTORS; HOT WATERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PV MODULES; THERMAL MODELS; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 55949107442     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1422     Document Type: Article

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