A review of turbulence promoters used in solar thermal systems

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 3154-3175

  Chamoli, Sunil ^a   Thakur, N S ^a   Saini, J S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Air heater; Delta winglet; Heat exchanger; Perforated baffles; Porous; Ribs; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

AIR HEATER; DELTA WINGLET; PERFORATED BAFFLES; POROUS; RIBS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

SOLAR HEATING;

EID: 84858714571     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.021     Document Type: Review

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