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Improvement of the flow distribution uniformity over riser pipes of the beam-absorbing heat exchanger of a solar water heating plate-type collector with forced circulation

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Quantitative ratios and calculated dependences between design parameters allowing improvement of the flow distribution uniformity over riser pipes of the beam-absorbing heat exchanger of the solar water heating plate-type collector with forced circulation were determined.

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Original Russian Text © Yu.K. Rashidov, A.U. Vokhidov, 2016, published in Geliotekhnika, 2016, No. 4, pp. 9–15.

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Rashidov, Y.K., Vokhidov, A.U. Improvement of the flow distribution uniformity over riser pipes of the beam-absorbing heat exchanger of a solar water heating plate-type collector with forced circulation. Appl. Sol. Energy 52, 251–255 (2016). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0003701X16040137

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