A two-dimensional simulation method of the solar chimney power plant with a new radiation model for the collector

Summary

A two-dimensional axisymmetric CFD approach for solar chimney power plants that couples a collector radiation model, ground energy storage, airflow and heat transfer, and a turbine model. Applied to the Manzanares prototype, it matches published three-dimensional simulations and experimental data, which supports treating collector radiation as exchange between two parallel plates.

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