Aerodynamic collection efficiency of fog water collectors

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-342

  Rivera, Juan de Dios ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Fog; Fog water collector; Water

Indexed keywords

ARID ZONES; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; FOG WATER; FOG WATER COLLECTOR; KEY FEATURE; SUPERPOSITION MODEL;

AERODYNAMICS; ARID REGIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; FOG;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

ADVECTION; AERODYNAMICS; DROPLET; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FOG; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80054790739     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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