Numerical study of solar chimney thermal power system using turbulence model

Journal of the Energy Institute

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-91

  Zhou, X P ^a   Yang, J K ^a   Xiao, B ^a   Long, F ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Flow field; Solar chimney; Solar collector; Temperature field

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW TEMPERATURE; AIR FLOW VELOCITY; COLLECTOR (FLOTATION); COMPONENT PARAMETERS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; ENERGY EQUATION (EE); ENERGY INSTITUTE (EI); GEOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS; MEAN TEMPERATURES; NAVIER - STOKES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; POWER OUTPUTS; POWER SYSTEMS; SOLAR CHIMNEYS; TEMPERATURE FIELDS;

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHIMNEYS; DOMES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POWER TRANSMISSION; ROOFS; SOLAR SYSTEM; TURBULENCE MODELS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 47349110025     PISSN: 01442600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174602208X303563     Document Type: Article

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