Upward-Type Solar Air Heaters with Internal Recycle for Improved Performance

Ho-Ming Yeh This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹

¹Energy and Opto-Electronic Materials Research Center, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251, R.O.C.

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