Forced convection flat plate solar air heaters with and without thermal storage

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 966-968

  Saravanakumar, P T ^a   Mayilsamy, K ^b  

^a DR MAHALINGAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF ROAD AND TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Flat plate solar air heater; Sensible heat; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; CONVECTION; GRAVEL; IRON; LITERATURE REVIEW; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX;

EID: 78649692429     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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