Polymers for solar domestic hot water: Long-term performance of PB and nylon 6,6 tubing in hot water

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 581-586

  Wu, Chunhui ^a   Mantell, Susan C ^a   Davidson, Jane ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREEP COMPLIANCE; HEAT DISTORTION; HYDROSTATIC BURST TEST; INTEGRATED SOLAR COLLECTOR;

CREEP; DATA ACQUISITION; EXTRAPOLATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NYLON POLYMERS; POLYBUTENES; POLYMERS;

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

EID: 8744279000     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1638786     Document Type: Article

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