Recent advances in the solar water heating systems: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 173-190

  Shukla, Ruchi ^a   Sumathy, K ^a   Erickson, Phillip ^a   Gong, Jiawei ^a  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Collector; Heat pump water heater; Refrigerant; Solar water heating; Thermal stratification

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANT; COLLECTOR; COST EFFECTIVE; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION; PAYBACK PERIODS; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS; SOLAR WATER HEATING; SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS; STORAGE TANK; SYSTEM COMPONENTS; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENTS; REFRIGERANTS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

HEATING;

EID: 84870718707     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.10.048     Document Type: Review

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