Review of windcatcher technologies

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1477-1495

  Saadatian, Omidreza ^a   Haw, Lim Chin ^a   Sopian, K ^a   Sulaiman, M Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Windcatcher attributes; Windcatcher configurations; Windcatcher technologies

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; ENERGY SUPPLIES; HOT CLIMATE; IN-BUILDINGS; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; RESEARCH NEEDS; WINDCATCHER ATTRIBUTES; WINDCATCHER CONFIGURATIONS;

EFFICIENCY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

GLOBAL WARMING;

EID: 84855774266     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.11.037     Document Type: Review

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