Theoretical turbine power yield in solar chimney power plants

2010 3rd International Conference on Thermal Issues in Emerging Technologies, Theory and Applications - Proceedings, ThETA3 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 339-346

  Koonsrisuk, Atit ^a   Chitsomboon, Tawit ^a  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL POWER; ITERATION TECHNIQUES; OPERATION MODE; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PHYSICAL PLANTS; PLANT SIZE; POWER OUT PUT; SOLAR CHIMNEY POWER PLANT; SOLAR HEAT; STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS; TURBINE POWER;

HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POWER PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR HEATING; TURBINES;

SOLAR CHIMNEYS;

EID: 79957986953     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/THETA.2010.5766416     Document Type: Conference Paper

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