Experimental analysis of thermal performance of flat plate and evacuated tube solar collectors in stationary standard and daily conditions

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1382-1396

  Zambolin, E ^a   Del Col, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Daily efficiency; Efficiency; Evacuated tube collector; Flat plate collector; Quasi dynamic method

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE TESTS; COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR; DAILY EFFICIENCY; DIRECT FLOW; DYNAMIC CONDITION; DYNAMIC METHOD; DYNAMIC TESTS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; EVACUATED COLLECTOR; EVACUATED TUBE COLLECTORS; EVACUATED TUBE SOLAR COLLECTOR; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; FLAT PLATE; FLAT-PLATE COLLECTOR; HOT WATER; INCIDENCE ANGLES; INPUT/OUTPUT; SOLAR COOLING; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TEST RUNS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; VARIABLE CONDITIONS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEATING; PARALLEL FLOW; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; STANDARDS; SUN; TESTING; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WATER;

SOLAR ENERGY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 77954312142     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.04.020     Document Type: Article

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