Dimension and insulation thickness optimization of circular flat plate solar collectors

Energy Education Science and Technology Part A: Energy Science and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 287-294

  Argunhan, Zeki ^a  

^a BATMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Circular collector; Dimension; Insulation; Optimization; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR COLLECTOR; DIMENSION; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS; INSULATION MATERIALS; INSULATION THICKNESS; OPTIMUM INSULATION THICKNESS; SOLAR GAIN;

OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; THICKNESS CONTROL;

INSULATION;

EID: 84861969077     PISSN: 1308772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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