An evaluation of heat transfer and effectiveness for unglazed transpired solar air heaters

Solar Energy

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 231-245

  Collins, Michael R ^a   Abulkhair, Hani ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Numerical model; Solar air heater; Transpired plate

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVENESS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPOSED TO; FORMAL VALIDATION; HVAC SYSTEM; IN-BUILDINGS; PERFORATED-ABSORBERS; SOLAR AIR HEATER;

CLIMATE CONTROL; HEAT LOSSES; NUMERICAL MODELS; SOLAR HEATING; SUN;

SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

AIR CONDITIONING; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; VENTILATION;

EID: 84890322685     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.11.012     Document Type: Article

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