Modelling of natural convection in vertical and tilted photovoltaic applications

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 55, Issue , 2012, Pages 810-822

  Lau, G E ^a   Sanvicente, E ^b   Yeoh, G H ^a,c   Timchenko, V ^a   Fossa, M ^d   Menezo C ^b   Giroux Julien, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BIPV; Buoyancy driven flow; Double skin; Fa ade; Roof

Indexed keywords

BIPV; BOTTOM WALL; BUOYANCY DRIVEN FLOWS; CHANNEL INCLINATION ANGLES; CHIMNEY EFFECT; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; DOUBLE-SKIN; ENGINEERING INFORMATION; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; INCLINATION ANGLES; INDUCED FLOW RATES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; TURBULENT NATURAL CONVECTION; UNIFORM HEAT FLUX; VORTICAL STRUCTURES;

ASPECT RATIO; BUOYANCY; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ROOFS;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 84870614333     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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