Exergy performance analysis of solar photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) air collectors in terms of exergy losses

Journal of the Energy Institute

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 132-145

  Namjoo, A ^a   Sarhaddi, F ^b   Sobhnamayan, F ^c   Alavi, M A ^c   Mahdavi Adeli, M ^b   Farahat, S ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Exergy efficiency; Exergy loss rate; Solar photovoltaic thermal air collector

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL MODELS; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; EXERGY LOSS; EXERGY LOSS RATE; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FLOW DUCT; INLET AIR; OPERATING MODES; OPTIMISATIONS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; INLET FLOW; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79960272280     PISSN: 01442600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174396711X12992532689177     Document Type: Article

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