Parameterization Studies of Solar Chimneys in the Tropics

The paper examines the effect of the solar chimney’s stack height, depth, width and inlet position on the interior performance (air temperature and speed at 1.20 m height above the ground) as well as proposes an optimal tropical solar chimney design. Simulations show that the output ai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alex Yong Kwang Tan, Nyuk Hien Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-01-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/6/1/145