How to transform an asphalt concrete pavement into a solar turbine

Applied Energy

Volumn 119, Issue , 2014, Pages 431-437

  García, Alvaro ^a,b   Partl, Manfred N ^a,c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air flow; Asphalt concrete; Energy harvesting; Solar chimney; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR; CHIMNEYS; CONCRETES; ENERGY HARVESTING; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR CHIMNEYS; TEMPERATURE; WIND TURBINES;

AIR CONDUITS; AIR FLOW; ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTS; ASPHALT ROADS; CONDUCTING LIQUID; HEAT ISLAND EFFECT; PAVEMENT STRUCTURES; SOLAR TURBINES;

ASPHALT CONCRETE;

AIRFLOW; ASPHALT; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; PAVEMENT; PIPE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEASONALITY; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBINE; UPDRAFT;

EID: 84893442455     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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