On sandstorms and energy recovery from sandstorms

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1143-1156

  Alghamdi, A A A ^a   Akyurt, M ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUST; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WIND;

SALTATION; SANDSTORMS;

SAND;

EID: 0034833247     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(00)00088-1     Document Type: Article

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