Numerical simulation of cooling performance of wind tower (Baud-Geer) in hot and arid region

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 246-254

  Kalantar, Vali ^a  

^a YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Airflow; Evaporative cooling; Natural cooling; Ventilation; Water vapor; Wind blowing

Indexed keywords

AIR; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COOLING; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; SOLAR CHIMNEYS; VENTILATION; WATER VAPOR; WIND;

AIRFLOW; COOLING PERFORMANCE; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; NATURAL COOLING; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; TEMPERATURE DECREASE; WATER VAPORIZATION; WIND BLOWING;

TOWERS;

AIRFLOW; ARID REGION; COOLING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOFTWARE; VAPORIZATION; VENTILATION; WATER VAPOR; WIND VELOCITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; YAZD;

EID: 51649127699     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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