Design and exergy analysis of solar roofs: A viable solution with esthetic appeal to collect solar heat

Renewable Energy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 60-71

  Fiaschi, Daniele ^a   Bertolli, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Domestic hot water; Efficiency curve; Exergy loss; Solar collector; Solar roof

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ROOF; COLD SEASON; COPPER ROOFS; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DOMESTIC HOT WATER; EFFICIENCY CURVES; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; EXERGY LOSS; FLAT-PLATE COLLECTOR; FRICTION LOSS; FULLY INTEGRATED; HEATED FLUIDS; LOWER LIMITS; OPERATING FIELDS; SOLAR FRACTION; SOLAR HEAT; SOLAR ROOF; VIABLE SOLUTIONS;

CURVE FITTING; EXERGY; FRICTION; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; ROOFS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SUN;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXERGY; FRICTION; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIPELINE; ROOF; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84860886628     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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