Effect of the number of turbine blades on the air flow within a solar chimney power plant

Summary

Simulates the airflow in a small solar chimney power plant prototype fitted with turbines having four different blade counts. For each configuration it compares the resulting fields of velocity, air temperature, pressure, turbulent kinetic energy and turbulent viscosity, as a guide for turbine design aimed at raising power output.

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