Enhanced double-pass solar air heater with and without porous medium

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 643-654

  Languri, Ehsan Mohseni ^a   Taherian, Hessam ^b   Hooman, Kamel ^c   Reisel, John ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Double pass collector; Energy; Exergy; Second law analysis; Second law efficiency; Solar collector

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE PASS; ENERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; FLAT PLATE; MASS FLOW RATE; POROUS MEDIUM; SECOND LAW ANALYSIS; SECOND LAW EFFICIENCIES; SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; SOLAR AIR COLLECTOR; SOLAR AIR HEATER; THEORETICAL RESULT; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL SOLAR COLLECTORS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; THERMODYNAMICS;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MEDIUM; PRESSURE DROP; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 80052439847     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2011.600379     Document Type: Article

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