CFD Analysis of Solar Chimney Power Plant: Finding a Relationship between Model Minimization and Its Performance Use in Urban Areas

Summary

Taking the Manzanares plant as a reference, an axisymmetric CFD model shrinks the chimney step by step across 30 scenarios of geometry and solar radiation to guide integration into cities. Smaller scales reduce air velocity, pressure difference, mass flow, output and efficiency while raising air temperature. On industrial roofs in Batna, Algeria, a 0.76-scale unit could deliver about 192 kWh per day.

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