Optimal position of flat plate reflectors of solar thermal collector

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 161-168

  Kostić, Ljiljana T ^a   Pavlović, Zoran T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Flat plate reflector; Solar thermal collector

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAIN; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FLAT PLATE; FLAT PLATE REFLECTOR; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; OPTIMAL ANGLE; OPTIMAL POSITION; PAYBACK TIME; POSITIVE EFFECTS; SOLAR RADIATION INTENSITY; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR; THERMAL COLLECTORS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; REFLECTION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SUN;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84855212344     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.10.059     Document Type: Article

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