Summary
Thesis evaluating the economic case for replacing the axial turbine of the Spanish Manzanares solar updraft plant with a radial design built from steel sheet. Among three candidate geometries, the strongest delivers roughly 78 kW, over 40 kW above the axial unit under equal sunshine; the required blade gauge and the plant's levelised cost of electricity are also worked out.
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