Summary
Numerical simulations, built on the Manzanares prototype, examine a solar chimney whose collector contains metal partitions to improve heat exchange between air and solid surfaces. A response-surface model predicts output power. Compared with the original prototype, the partitions raise power by about 9% and collector efficiency by about 22%. Cheaper variants such as aluminium-steel composites and perforated honeycomb designs are also proposed.
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