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The influence of atmospheric boundary layer turbulence on the design wind loads and cost of heliostats

Matthew Emes, Azadeh Jafari, Joe Coventry, Maziar Arjomandi

2020Solar Energy39 citationsDOI

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HeliostatPlanetary boundary layerTurbulenceRoughness lengthEnvironmental scienceMarine engineeringSurface roughnessWind engineeringTurbulence kinetic energyMeteorologyWind speedWind profile power lawMaterials scienceEngineeringPhysicsElectrical engineeringSolar energyComposite materialSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsSolar Radiation and PhotovoltaicsPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques