Low cost solar air heater

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 131-142

  Gill, R S ^a   Singh, Sukhmeet ^a   Singh, Parm Pal ^a,b  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Ludhiana Group of Colleges   (India)

Author keywords

Air heater; Low cost; Parallel plate; Solar energy; Suction mode

Indexed keywords

AIR HEATER; AIR INLET TEMPERATURE; APERTURE AREA; FABRICATION COST; HEAT REMOVAL; INITIAL COSTS; IRON CHIPS; LOW COSTS; NO LOAD; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PARALLEL PLATE; SOLAR AIR HEATER; SUCTION MODE; WINTER SEASONS;

FABRICATION; PACKED BEDS; PLASTIC SHEETS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

SOLAR HEATING;

EID: 84856050455     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2011.12.019     Document Type: Article

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