Investigation of thermo-hydraulic performance of concentrated solar air-heater with internal multiple-fin array

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 411-419

  Kasperski, Jacek ^a   Nemś, Magdalena ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Keywords Solar air heater Thermal efficiency Fin Thermal package

Indexed keywords

ARRAY ARRANGEMENTS; CALCULATION RESULTS; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; MODEL OF HEAT TRANSFERS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMO-HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS; THERMO-HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE;

DUCTS; EFFICIENCY; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); GLASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PAINT; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84878129707     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.04.018     Document Type: Article

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