Detailed Loop Model (DLM) analysis of liquid solar thermosiphons with heat exchangers

The long-term average performance of flat-plate solar-energy collectors

Benjamin Y. H. Liu, Richard C. Jordan · Solar Energy · 1963 · 806 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems +10

On the oscillatory instability of a differentially heated fluid loop

Pierre Welander · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1967 · 408 citations

Natural Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Physics +17

The derivations of several “Plate-efficiency factors” useful in the design of flat-plate solar heat collectors

Raymond W. Bliss · Solar Energy · 1959 · 369 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems +10

Stability characteristics of a single-phase free convection loop

H. F. Creveling, J.F. de Paz, J. Y. Baladi et al. · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1975 · 274 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Dynamics +15

The performance of solar water heaters with natural circulation

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

Engineering, Building Science, Mechanical Engineering +14