Performance evaluation of a solar water heater integrated with a PCM nanocomposite TES at various inclinations

Solar Energy

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 82-92

  Al Kayiem, Hussain H ^a   Lin, Saw C ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b Politeknik Ungku Omar   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Nanocomposite; PCM; Solar collector; TES

Indexed keywords

PULSE CODE MODULATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

TES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

FLOW PATTERN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84908133815     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.08.021     Document Type: Article

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