Characteristics of heat transfer and fluid flow in a channel with single-row plates array oblique to flow direction for photovoltaic/thermal system

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3524-3534

  Ali, Ahmed Hamza H ^a   Ahmed, Mahmoud ^b   Youssef, M S ^b  

^a EGYPT JAPAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Convection heat transfer; Friction factor; Laminar flow; Oblique plates in channel; Photovoltaic thermal system; Thermal radiation

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT RADIATION; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRIBOLOGY;

CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER; FRICTION FACTOR; FRICTION FACTORS; IN-CHANNELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL; THERMAL RADIATIONS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; FLOW PATTERN; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL CONVECTION;

EID: 77955281265     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.03.045     Document Type: Article

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