Experimental investigation of thermal performance of a double-flow solar air heater having aluminium cans

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2391-2398

  Ozgen, Filiz ^a   Esen, Mehmet ^a   Esen, Hikmet ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aluminium cans; Double pass flow; Experimental; Solar air heaters; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM CANS; DOUBLE-PASS FLOW; EXPERIMENTAL; SOLAR AIR HEATERS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

AIR; AIR PREHEATERS; ALUMINUM; DUST COLLECTORS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

ABSORPTION; AIR MASS; ALUMINUM; CONVECTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLASS; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR POWER;

PASSIFLORA;

EID: 67149135003     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.03.029     Document Type: Article

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