Are baffles in indirect solar stroage tanks effective?

American Solar Energy Society - Solar 2006: 35th ASES Annual Conf., 31st ASES National Passive Solar Conf., 1st ASES Policy and Marketing Conf., ASME Solar Energy Division Int. Solar Energy Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 124-129

  Kulacki, F A ^a   Davidson, Jane H ^a   Hebert, M ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY; DESIGN FACTORS; SOLAR STORAGE TANKS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; VARIABLE AREA;

COMMERCE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MARKETING;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

EID: 84867936094     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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