Influences of ambient air speed and internal heat load on the performance of solar chimney in the tropics

Solar Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 116-125

  Tan, Alex Yong Kwang ^a   Wong, Nyuk Hien ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ambient air speed; Internal heat load; Solar chimney; Tropics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893795094     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.01.023     Document Type: Article

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