Effects of working fluids on the performance of a bi-directional thermodiode for solar energy utilization in buildings

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 409-419

  Chun, W ^a   Ko, Y J ^a   Lee, H J ^a   Han, H ^b   Kim, J T ^b   Chen, K ^c  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance analysis; Solar energy; Space heating; Thermodiode; Working fluid

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIGHTING; RANGE FINDING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE HEATING; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL SPRAYING; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); VISCOSITY;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; BI-DIRECTIONAL; COLLECTOR PLATES; FLUID TEMPERATURES; HALOGEN LAMPS; HEAT TRANSFER RATES; IN BUILDINGS; KINEMATIC VISCOSITIES; ONSET-TIME; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; RADIANT HEATERS; RECTANGULAR LOOPS; SILICON OIL; SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATIONS; THERMAL EXPANSION CO-EFFICIENT; THERMODIODE; THROUGHFLOW; WORKING FLUID;

FLUIDS;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; KINEMATICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EXPANSION; THROUGHFLOW;

EID: 59649116275     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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