Performance analysis of sloped solar chimney power plants in the southwestern region of Iran

International Journal of Ambient Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 542-549

  Maghrebi, M J ^a   Masoudi Nejad, Reza ^a   Masoudi, Sajjad ^b  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

electricity power; mathematical model; power output; Solar chimney; solar radiation

Indexed keywords

CHIMNEYS; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR RADIATION;

AIR MASS; ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERSIAN GULF; POWER OUT PUT; SOLAR CHIMNEY POWER PLANT; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR CHIMNEYS;

EID: 84961203903     PISSN: 01430750     EISSN: 21628246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01430750.2016.1155487     Document Type: Article

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