Summary
Measurements on a small pilot solar chimney plant, with a 10 m diameter collector and an 8 m chimney, map how air temperature varies through the system. Air leaving the collector is typically up to about 24 °C warmer than ambient, and after sunrise a temperature inversion forms in the upper chimney, persisting until the heated absorber drives enough flow to break through it.
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