Optical evaluation and analysis of an internal low-concentrated evacuated tube heat pipe solar collector for powering solar air-conditioning systems

Renewable Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-70

  Nkwetta, Dan Nchelatebe ^a   Smyth, Mervyn ^a   Zacharopoulos, Aggelos ^a   Hyde, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collector truncation; Evacuated tube solar collectors; Flux distribution; Heat pipe; Internal low concentrating collectors; Optical efficiency

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE ANGLE; COLLECTOR TRUNCATION; EVACUATED TUBE SOLAR COLLECTOR; EVACUATED TUBES; EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS; FLUX DISTRIBUTION; FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; GEOMETRICAL CONCENTRATION RATIO; HEAT-PIPE SOLAR COLLECTORS; INNER DIAMETERS; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; RAY TRACE; SOLAR AIR-CONDITIONING;

BOROSILICATE GLASS; EFFICIENCY; HEAT PIPES; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TRACE ANALYSIS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

AIR CONDITIONING; CONTROL SYSTEM; DIAMETER; GEOMETRY;

EID: 80053292587     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.06.043     Document Type: Article

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