Developing a theoretical model to investigate thermal performance of a thin membrane heat-pipe solar collector

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 899-915

  Riffat, S B ^a   Zhao, X ^a   Doherty, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Heat pipes; Membrane; Simulation; Solar collector; Testing; Thin

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); DATA REDUCTION; HEAT PIPES; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID MEMBRANES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CAPITAL COSTS; COOLING LIQUIDS; FLAT SOLAR COLLECTORS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

EID: 9944258520     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2004.08.010     Document Type: Article

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