Simplified solution of configuration factor from urban ground to sky

Taiyangneng Xuebao/Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 635-639

  Gao, Yafeng ^a   Tang, Xiaomin ^a   Xu, Mengnan ^a   Nie, Chenggang ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Building complex; Rays scanning; Sky View Factor; Urban underlying surface

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION TIME; CONNECTION LINES; FAST SOLUTIONS; SCANNING METHODS; SKY VIEW FACTOR; SOLVING METHOD; THEORETICAL VALUES; UNDERLYING SURFACE;

ENERGY RESOURCES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

FUEL TANKS;

EID: 84862314796     PISSN: 02540096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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