F.J. Hurtado; Antonio Sánchez Kaiser; Blas Zamora Parra · 10.1016/j.energy.2012.09.040 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2012.09.040
Energy
Evaluation of the influence of soil thermal inertia on the performance of a solar chimney power plant F.J. Hurtado; Antonio Sanchez Kaiser; Blas Zamora Parra Unsteady numerical model of a solar chimney power plant over a full day-night cycle, treating the ground beneath the collector as a heat store. Examining how soil thermal inertia and degree of compaction shape plant thermodynamics and electricity output, the authors find that denser, more compacted soil raises power generation by roughly 10%.
Numerical / CFD
Solar chimney power plant
Thermal storage / PCM
2012
Energy
no
2012-10-17 12:00:00 00003436
evaluation of the influence of soil thermal inertia on the performance of a solar chimney power plant
2012
Energy
F.J. Hurtado; Antonio Sánchez Kaiser; Blas Zamora Parra
10.1016/j.energy.2012.09.040
Summary
Unsteady numerical model of a solar chimney power plant over a full day-night cycle, treating the ground beneath the collector as a heat store. Examining how soil thermal inertia and degree of compaction shape plant thermodynamics and electricity output, the authors find that denser, more compacted soil raises power generation by roughly 10%.
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