Critical evaluation of solar chimney power plant performance

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 535-544

  Pretorius, J P ^a   Kroger D G ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Power plant; Renewable energy; Solar chimney; Solar energy; Solar power; Solar tower; Upwind

Indexed keywords

CHIMNEYS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; GRANITE; HEAT CONVECTION; LIME BRICK; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; SANDSTONE; SOLAR ENERGY; TURBINES;

RENEWABLE ENERGY; SOLAR CHIMNEYS; SOLAR TOWER; UPWIND;

SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

CHIMNEYS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; GRANITE; HEAT CONVECTION; LIME BRICK; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; SANDSTONE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; TURBINES;

HEAT TRANSFER; LIMESTONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER PLANT; SANDSTONE; SOLAR POWER; TURBINE;

EID: 33646149759     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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