Thermoeconomic optimization of a solar chimney power plant

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 0210151-0210159

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

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; CHIMNEYS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FINANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODEL STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANTS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

(2+1) DIMENSIONS; CONSTRUCTION COSTS; COST MODELLING; COST STRUCTURES; SOLAR CHIMNEYS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 45249100421     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2840571     Document Type: Article

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