Potential application of glazed transpired collectors to space heating in cold climates

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 690-699

  Gao, Lixin ^a   Bai, Hua ^a   Mao, Shufeng ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Glazed transpired collector; Solar air heating; Solar fraction; Space heating; Unglazed transpired collector

Indexed keywords

GLAZED TRANSPIRED COLLECTOR; HEATING APPLICATIONS; SOLAR AIR HEATING; SOLAR AIR HEATING SYSTEM; SOLAR FRACTION; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; UNGLAZED TRANSPIRED COLLECTOR; VENTILATION APPLICATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SUN;

SPACE HEATING;

EID: 84887485606     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.10.030     Document Type: Article

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