Thermosyphon circulation in solar collectors

The Performance of Flat-Plate Solar-Heat Collectors

H. C. Hottel, Byron B. Woertz · Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers · 1942 · 513 citations

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Steady Flow in the Transition Length of a Straight Tube

Henry L. Langhaar · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1942 · 406 citations

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The performance of solar water heaters with natural circulation

D.J. Close · Solar Energy · 1962 · 230 citations

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Periodic oscillations in a model of thermal convection

Joseph B. Keller · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1966 · 191 citations

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System design in solar water heaters with natural circulation

C. L. Gupta, H.P. Garg · Solar Energy · 1968 · 159 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems +13