Sensitivity analysis of the operating and technical specifications of a solar chimney power plant

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-178

  Pretorius, Johannes P ^a   Kröger, Detlev G ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLASS; REFLECTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

GROUND ABSORPTIVITY; ROOF INSULATION; SOLAR CHIMNEY POWER PLANTS;

SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 34249325118     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2711473     Document Type: Article

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