Thermal performance analysis of a solar water heating system with heat pipe evacuated tube collector using data from a field trial

Solar Energy

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 17-28

  Ayompe, L M ^a   Duffy, A ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Evacuated tube collector; Heat pipe; Solar water heating system

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL AVERAGE; EVACUATED TUBE COLLECTORS; FIELD TRIAL; FLUID TEMPERATURES; HOT WATER; HOT WATER TANKS; IMMERSION HEATERS; IRELAND; PUMP CONTROL; SOLAR FRACTION; SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS; SUB-SYSTEMS; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; WATER TEMPERATURES;

HEAT PIPES; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; MIXED CONVECTION; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

SOLAR ENERGY;

AUTOMATION; CONTROL SYSTEM; FIELD SURVEY; HEATING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL ALTERATION;

EID: 84873324728     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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