Numerical 3-D heat flux simulations on flat plate solar collectors

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1086-1092

  Villar, N Molero ^a   López, J M Cejudo ^a   Muñoz, F Domínguez ^a   García, E Rodríguez ^a   Andrés, A Carrillo ^a  

^a Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales University of Malaga   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flow distribution; Mathematical modelling; Solar thermal collectors

Indexed keywords

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE VOLUME; FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; HEAT FLUX SIMULATIONS; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; NONUNIFORMITY; PARALLEL PLATES; PARALLEL TUBES; SERPENTINE TUBES; SOLAR FLAT PLATE; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

COOLING SYSTEMS; DUST COLLECTORS; HEAT FLUX; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT FLUX; INSULATION; MASS BALANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 65949106376     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.01.014     Document Type: Article

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