Energy from solar balloons

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 650-665

  Grena, Roberto ^a  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balloon engine; Hot air balloon; Hot air lift; Solar balloon

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY ESTIMATION; HOT AIR; HOT AIR BALLOON; HOT AIR BALLOONS; LIFT FORCE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

BALLOONS;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HEATING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 77649237521     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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