Title of article
Energy from solar balloons
Author/Authors
Roberto Grena *، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
Pages
16
From page
650
To page
665
Abstract
Solar balloons are hot air balloons in which the air is heated directly by the sun, by means of a black absorber. The lift force of a tethered solar balloon can be used to produce energy by activating a generator during the ascending motion of the balloon. The hot air is then discharged when the balloon reaches a predefined maximum height. A preliminary study is presented, along with an efficiency estimation and some considerations on possible realistic configurations.
Keywords
Phase change materials , thermal properties , fatty acids , Hexamethylene dilauroyl , dimyristoyl , and dipalmytoyl amides
Journal title
Solar Energy
Serial Year
2010
Journal title
Solar Energy
Record number
940309
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