Economic-environmental comparison between flat plate and evacuated tube solar collectors

Global Nest Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1100-1110

  Hoffmann, R ^a   Brondani, M ^a   Pappis, F ^a   Friderichs, A ^a   Serafini, S ^a   Foletto, E L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Economic environmental analysis; Evacuated tube; Flat plate; Life cycle assessment; Solar collectors

Indexed keywords

EID: 85115228791     PISSN: 17907632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30955/GNJ.001386     Document Type: Article

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