Fang, Xiande; Xia, Lulu - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 3, pp. 679-684
A novel thermal diode, bidirectional partition fluid thermal diode (BPFTD) that is fabricated by integrating a thermal insulation partition and a movable control blade into a water tank, is proposed. The bidirectional configuration allows the BPFTD to serve both passive solar heating in winter...