Hot air balloon engine

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1100-1105

  Edmonds, Ian ^a  

^a Solartran Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balloon engine; Hot air engine; Solar power; Solar tower

Indexed keywords

AIR ENGINES; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BALLOONS; BUILDINGS; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DUST COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS; TOWERS;

ALTITUDE RANGES; BASIC THEORIES; COST ESTIMATES; ENGINE THERMAL EFFICIENCIES; EQUIVALENT POWERS; HOT AIR BALLOONS; HOT AIR ENGINE; HOT AIRS; INSTALLATION COSTS; RECIPROCATING ENGINES; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR TOWER; SOLAR UPDRAFT TOWERS; TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS; THERMAL EFFICIENCIES;

ENGINES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 56049089828     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.06.022     Document Type: Article

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