Free convective laminar flow within the Trombe wall channel [electronic resource]

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Online Access:	Online Access
Corporate Authors:	Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (Researcher), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Researcher)
Format:	Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley, Calif. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1978.
Subjects:	Convection. Gases. Laminar Flow. Temperature Distribution. Solar Heating Systems. Solar Collectors. Mathematical Models. Velocity. Heaters. Trombe Walls. Natural Convection. Passive Solar Heating Systems. Heating Systems. Fluid Flow. Air. Energy Transfer. Heat Transfer. Air Heaters. Fluids. Pressure Drop. Ducts. Size. Solar Air Heaters. Walls. Solar Energy.

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Abstract:	Free convective laminar heat transfer between the channel surfaces of the Trombe wall has been investigated. This study considered the velocity profiles normal and parallel to the direction of fluid flow, the pressure drop due to flow acceleration at the channel entrance, and the effect of a variety of dissimilar but uniform channel surface temperatures for a wide range of flow rates. A finite difference procedure was used to solve the governing equations in dimensionless form using air as the fluid. After comparison with available experimental data, results have been reduced, and several correlations developed to enable important performance characteristics to be estimated given the channel thickness, height, and surface temperatures.
Item Description:	Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information. 08/01/1978. "lbl-7802" Akbari, H.; Borgers, T.R.

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