Solar chimney power plant performance analysis in the central regions of Iran

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Asnaghi, A ^b   Ladjevardi, S M ^a   Kashani, A Haghparast ^a   Izadkhast, P Saleh ^a  

^a AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b NONE

Author keywords

electricity production; solar chimney; solar energy; solar tower; thermal power plant

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; SOLAR CHIMNEYS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

'CURRENT; ANNUAL AVERAGE; ELECTRIC POWER DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; OFF-GRIDS; PERFORMANCES ANALYSIS; POWER PLANT PERFORMANCE; SOLAR CHIMNEY POWER PLANT; SOLAR TOWERS; THERMAL-POWER PLANTS; ELECTRICAL GRIDS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; POWER PRODUCTION; THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

SOLAR RADIATION; POWER PLANTS;

EID: 84865109306     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4006966     Document Type: Article

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