Conceptual design and analysis of hydrocarbon-based solar thermal power and ejector cooling systems in hot climates

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Tiejun ^a   Mohamed, Saleh ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; EJECTOR COOLING SYSTEM; HOT CLIMATE; SOLAR THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84907482009     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4028365     Document Type: Article

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