Temperature stratification from thermal diodes in solar hot water storage tank

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 507-511

  Rhee, Jinny ^a,b   Campbell, Andrew ^a,b   Mariadass, Adele ^a,b   Morhous, Branden ^a,b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Solar water heating; Temperature stratification; Thermal diode

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; ELEVATOR DESIGN; HOT WATER; SOLAR HOT WATER; SOLAR WATER HEATING; TEMPERATURE STRATIFICATION; THERMAL DIODES;

DIODES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER;

HEATING;

ELECTRODE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; STORAGE TANK; THERMAL POWER; WATER;

EID: 76949084759     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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