A simplified analytical approach for evaluation of the optimal ratio of pressure drop across the turbine in solar chimney power plants

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 587-591

  Nizetic, S ^a   Klarin, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Overall efficiency; Solar chimney; Turbine pressure drop

Indexed keywords

CHIMNEYS; PRESSURE DROP; TURBINES;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; CHARACTERISTIC FACTORS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS; PRESSURE DROP RATIO; RATIO OF PRESSURES; SOLAR CHIMNEY POWER PLANT; TOTAL PRESSURE DROP;

SOLAR CHIMNEYS;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER PLANT; PRESSURE DROP; SOLAR ACTIVITY; TURBINE;

EID: 75449097931     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.05.019     Document Type: Article

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