Solar chimney power plant performance in Iran

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 3383-3390

  Asnaghi, A ^a   Ladjevardi, S M ^a  

^a AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electricity production; Solar chimney; Solar energy; Solar tower; Thermal power plant

Indexed keywords

DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICAL POWER DEMAND; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; GLOBAL INSOLATION; ISOLATED AREAS; POWER PRODUCTION; SOLAR CHIMNEY POWER PLANT; SOLAR TOWERS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

SOLAR CHIMNEYS;

EID: 84860280340     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.02.017     Document Type: Review

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