Numerical investigation of a plume from a power generating solar chimney in an atmospheric cross flow

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-35

  Zhou, Xinping ^a   Yang, Jiakuan ^a   Ochieng, Reccab M ^b   Li, Xiangmei ^a   Xiao, Bo ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Atmospheric cross flow; Buoyancy driven plume; Condensation; Numerical investigation; Power generating solar chimney; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; BUOYANCY; CHIMNEYS; CONDENSATION; FLOW SIMULATION; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SOLAR ENERGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VAPORS;

ATMOSPHERIC CROSS FLOW; CLOUD SYSTEMS; CONDENSATION NUCLEUSES; CROSS FLOWS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION MODELS; PARAMETRIC PERFORMANCES; POWER GENERATING SOLAR CHIMNEY; PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION AREAS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SIMULATED RESULTS; SIMULATION MODELS; SOLAR CHIMNEYS; STATIC PRESSURES; STATIC TEMPERATURES; SUPERSATURATED VAPORS; SYMMETRY PLANES; WIND VELOCITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BUOYANCY; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; NUMERICAL METHOD; POWER GENERATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 56949100385     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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