Experimental study of integrated collector storage solar water heaters

Renewable Energy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 1083-1094

  Souliotis, M ^a   Chemisana, D ^b   Caouris, Y G ^a   Tripanagnostopoulos, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compound parabolic concentrators; Integrated collector storage solar water heaters; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATING REFLECTORS; COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR; CYLINDRICAL TANKS; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLAT PLATE; INTEGRATED COLLECTOR STORAGE; LOW COSTS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

MIXED CONVECTION;

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84866711615     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.08.061     Document Type: Article

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