Simulation studies on porous medium integrated dual purpose solar collector

International Journal of Renewable Energy Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 114-120

  Venu, Arun ^a   Arun, P ^b  

^a KITCO Limited   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Air heater; Dual Purpose Solar Collector; Fluent; Porous medium; Water heater

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884569957     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13090127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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