Energy and exergy analysis of the airflow inside a solar chimney

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 350-361

  Maia, C B ^a   Castro Silva, J O ^a   Cabezas Gomez L ^b   Hanriot, S M ^a   Ferreira, A G ^c  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Univ Fed de S João del Rei   (Brazil)

^c CENTRO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Exergy; Experimental analysis; Solar chimney

Indexed keywords

ENERGY AND EXERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; POINT OF VIEWS; REFERENCE TEMPERATURE; SECOND LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PLANNING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR CHIMNEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EXERGY;

EID: 84881174290     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.06.020     Document Type: Review

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