Concepedia

Effects of thermal mass and flow rate on forced-circulation solar hot-water system: Comparison of water-in-glass and U-pipe evacuated-tube solar collectors

Yan Gao, Qunli Zhang, Rui Fan, Xinxing Lin, Yong Ho Yu

Solar Energy · 2013 · 84 citations · 19 references

Concepts

EngineeringMechanical EngineeringEnergy SystemsHeat TransferRenewable Energy SystemsHeat FlowHeat Transfer In FluidsHot Water SystemsRenewable EnergySolar Energy SystemsSolar Thermal SystemsEvacuated Tube CollectorsFlow Rate DependenceHeat Transfer FluidsInterior Thermal MassThermal Fluid DynamicsThermal Mass DistributionThermal Mass InteractionVolumetric Flow Rate

References

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Thermal performances comparisons of the glass evacuated tube solar collectors with shapes of absorber tube

Yong Kim, Tae-Beom Seo · Renewable Energy · 2006 · 209 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +13

Optimal design of a forced circulation solar water heating system for a residential unit in cold climate using TRNSYS

Alireza Hobbi, Kamran Siddiqui · Solar Energy · 2008 · 202 citations

Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +16

Measurement and simulation of flow rate in a water-in-glass evacuated tube solar water heater

Gerald L. Morrison, I. Budihardjo, Masud Behnia · Solar Energy · 2004 · 184 citations

Engineering, Computational Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics +13

Comparative studies on thermal performance of water-in-glass evacuated tube solar water heaters with different collector tilt-angles

Runsheng Tang, Yuqin Yang, Wenfeng Gao · Solar Energy · 2011 · 178 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems +16

Natural circulation flow through water-in-glass evacuated tube solar collectors

I. Budihardjo, Graham Morrison, Masud Behnia · Solar Energy · 2007 · 155 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Heat Transfer +12