Performance optimization of solar collector equipped with different arrangements of square-celled honeycomb

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-105

  Ghoneim, A A ^a  

^a The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Collector heat losses; Convection suppression; Nusselt number; Rayleigh number; Solar collector; Square celled honeycomb; Transparent insulation material

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; GLASS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; NUSSELT NUMBER; RAYLEIGH FADING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS;

COLLECTOR HEAT LOSSES; CONVECTION SUPPRESSION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SQUARE-CELLED HONEYCOMB; TRANSPARENT INSULATION MATERIAL;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 6344239122     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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