Exergetic optimization of flat plate solar collectors

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1169-1174

  Farahat, S ^a   Sarhaddi, F ^a   Ajam, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Exergy; Flat plate solar collector; Optimization

Indexed keywords

DUST COLLECTORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXERGY; FLOW RATE; FLOW SIMULATION; MASS TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; PIPE FLOW; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING;

ABSORBER PLATES; COMPUTATIONAL PROGRAMS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSES; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCIES; EXERGETIC OPTIMIZATIONS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; EXERGY FLOWS; EXERGY METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FLAT PLATE SOLAR COLLECTOR; FLAT PLATES; LOSS COEFFICIENTS; MASS FLOW RATES; OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPTICAL PERFORMANCES; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCES; OPTIMUM VALUES; OUTLET TEMPERATURES; SIMULATION PROGRAMS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EXERGY; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 56049100927     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.06.014     Document Type: Article

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