Thermosyphon heat-pipe evacuated tube solar water heaters for northern maritime climates

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 705-715

  Redpath, David A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat pipe solar collectors; Modified f chart; Northern maritime climates; Thermosyphon design tools

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; DESIGN TOOL; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; EVACUATED TUBES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUID CIRCULATION; HEAT REMOVAL; HEAT-PIPE SOLAR COLLECTORS; LOSS COEFFICIENTS; MARITIME CLIMATE; MODIFIED F-CHART; OUTDOOR TESTING; PERFORMANCE LEVEL; PUMPED SYSTEMS; RUNNING COST; SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS; SOLAR FRACTION; SOLAR WATER HEATING; THERMOSYPHON SYSTEM; THERMOSYPHONS; WATER IN GLASS;

CAPILLARY FLOW; CONDENSER TUBES; COST REDUCTION; HEAT PIPES; SIPHONS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COASTAL ZONE; DESIGN; HEAT FLOW; PIPE; RESEARCH WORK; SOLAR POWER;

CHINA;

EID: 84855757484     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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