Application of folded sheet metal in flat bed solar air collectors

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 8-9, 2010, Pages 864-871

  El Sawi, A M ^a   Wifi, A S ^a   Younan, M Y ^b   Elsayed, E A ^c   Basily, B B ^c  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

^c DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorber plate; Chevron pattern; Continuous folding; Flat bed solar air collector; Flat plate; v grooved

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER PLATES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLAT PLATE; FOLD STRUCTURES; FOLDED SHEETS; FOLDING TECHNIQUE; MASS FLOW RATE; OPERATING CONDITION; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; SOLAR AIR COLLECTOR; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

SHEET METAL; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 77649270416     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2009.12.018     Document Type: Article

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