A novel combined solar concentration/wind augmentation system: Constructions and preliminary testing of a prototype

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 3664-3668

  Tao, Tao ^a   Zheng, Hongfei ^a   Su, Yuehong ^b   Riffat, Saffa B ^b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction; Prototype; Solar concentration; Testing; Wind augmentation

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTATION SYSTEMS; CONCENTRATING PV; DISH CONCENTRATOR; OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS; PARABOLIC DISHES; PROTOTYPE; PV MODULES; SHORT DUCTS; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS; SYSTEM CONTROL;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONSTRUCTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; TESTING; WIND TURBINES;

PARTIAL DISCHARGES;

EID: 80052931806     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.01.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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