Review of solar air collectors with thermal storage units

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1476-1490

  Alkilani, Mahmud M ^a   Sopian, K ^a   Alghoul, M A ^a   Sohif, M ^a   Ruslan, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Air heaters; Greenhouse; Heat transfer; Solar energy; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

AIR HEATER; HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS; LATEST DEVELOPMENT; SENSIBLE HEAT; SOLAR AIR COLLECTOR; SOLAR AIR HEATER; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL STORAGE; THERMAL STORAGE UNITS;

AIR; AIR PREHEATERS; FLYWHEELS; GREENHOUSES; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; LATENT HEAT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 78651078966     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2010.10.019     Document Type: Review

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