Experimental study of the influence of collector height on the steady state performance of a passive solar air heater

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1676-1684

  Ryan, D ^a   Burek, S A M ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experimental; Flow rate; Natural convection; Solar chimney; Thermal efficiency; Trombe Wall

Indexed keywords

AIR VELOCITIES; BUOYANCY-DRIVEN CONVECTION; CHANNEL DEPTH; CHANNEL HEIGHT; DIMENSIONLESS CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW OF AIR; HEAT INPUT; MASS FLOW; PASSIVE SOLAR; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SINGLE VERTICAL PLATE; SOLAR CHIMNEY; STEADY STATE PERFORMANCE; TEST RIGS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THREE PARAMETERS; TROMBE WALL;

AIR PREHEATERS; BUOYANCY; DRILLING RIGS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; MASS TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING;

SOLAR CHIMNEYS;

AIRFLOW; BUOYANCY FORCING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 77955417141     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

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