Wind loads on residential and large-scale solar collector models

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-64

  Chung, Kung Ming ^a   Chang, Keh Chin ^a   Chou, Chin Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Solar collector; Typhoon; Wind loads

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; AERODYNAMICS; DIGITAL STORAGE; HOUSING; HURRICANES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; ROOFS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; STORMS; WATER HEATERS; WIND STRESS;

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM; HORIZONTAL CYLINDERS; LARGE-SCALE SOLAR WATER HEATERS; MEAN PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION; SUPPORTING STRUCTURE; WIND LOAD;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

EID: 78650295174     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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