High temperature solar heating and cooling systems for different Mediterranean climates: Dynamic simulation and economic assessment

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 108-124

  Calise, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Parabolic through collectors; Solar energy; Solar heating and cooling; Wood chips

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; AUXILIARY DEVICE; AUXILIARY ENERGY; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DOMESTIC HOT WATER; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ECONOMIC PROFITABILITY; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; GAS-FIRED; HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PARABOLIC THROUGH COLLECTORS; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; SET-POINT TEMPERATURES; SYSTEM LAYOUT; WOOD CHIPS;

ABSORPTION COOLING; BIOMASS; CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCES; HEATING; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; PROFITABILITY; RATING; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 80053590203     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.08.037     Document Type: Article

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