Performance evaluation of evacuated tube solar domestic hot water systems in Hong Kong

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3467-3474

  Chow, Tin Tai ^a   Dong, Zhaoting ^a   Chan, Lok Shun ^a   Fong, Kwong Fai ^a   Bai, Yu ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Evacuated tube solar collector; Single phase open water in glass; Solar domestic hot water systems; Two phase closed thermosyphon heat pipe

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED SYSTEMS; COLLECTOR SYSTEMS; EVACUATED TUBE SOLAR COLLECTOR; EVACUATED TUBES; FLAT PLATE; HIGH WATER; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HONG-KONG; INITIAL COSTS; OPEN THERMOSYPHON; PAYBACK PERIODS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; SINGLE-PHASE OPEN WATER-IN-GLASS; SOLAR DOMESTIC HOT WATER SYSTEMS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TWO-PHASE CLOSED THERMOSYPHON;

CAPILLARY FLOW; HEATING EQUIPMENT; INVESTMENTS; MIXED CONVECTION; SIPHONS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WATER; WATERWORKS;

HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 80755140133     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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