Experimental investigation of the higher coefficient of thermal performance for water-in-glass evacuated tube solar water heaters in China

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 78, Issue , 2014, Pages 386-392

  Zhang, Xinyu ^a,b   You, Shijun ^a   Xu, Wei ^b   Wang, Min ^b   He, Tao ^b   Zheng, Xuejing ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA ACADEMY OF BUILDING RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Coefficient of thermal performance; Energy grade; Ratio of tank volume to collector area; Solar energy; Solar water heater; Water in glass evacuated tube

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GRADES; EVACUATED TUBES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; OPTIMUM PARAMETERS; POLYURETHANE INSULATION; RATIO OF TANK VOLUME TO COLLECTOR AREA; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; GLASS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84888880252     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.10.070     Document Type: Article

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