A Numerical study on heat transfer of high efficient solar flat-plate collectors with energy storage

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 326-336

  Chen, Zhenqian ^a   Gu, Mingwei ^a   Peng, Donghua ^a   Peng, Changhai ^a   Wu, Zhishen ^a,b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aluminium foams; Nonequilibrium; Paraffin; Solar collector

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM FOAM; ALUMINUM FOAM; ALUMINUM FRAMES; APPARENT HEAT CAPACITY; DARCY FLOWS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; FLAT-PLATE COLLECTOR; FORCHHEIMER EXTENSION; LIQUID PARAFFINS; LOCAL THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM; LOW TEMPERATURES; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; MATRIX; MELTING PROCESS; MOMENTUM EQUATION; NON EQUILIBRIUM; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PHASE CHANGE HEAT TRANSFER; REDUCING COSTS; STORAGE TANK; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TWO TEMPERATURE MODEL;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM POWDER METALLURGY; COST REDUCTION; ENERGY STORAGE; FLYWHEELS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LIQUIDS; PARAFFIN WAXES; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR SYSTEM; WATER HEATERS;

PARAFFINS;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FOAM; HEAT TRANSFER; LOW TEMPERATURE; MELTING; SOLAR SYSTEM; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 77952992310     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435071003796186     Document Type: Conference Paper

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