Flow Through a Solar Chimney Power Plant Collector-to-Chimney Transition Section

Summary

Examines how air moves from the collector into the chimney of a solar chimney power plant, measuring pressure losses and exit swirl in a scaled model and comparing them with CFD, which matched well. Simulations were then extended to full scale, yielding semi-empirical correlations of loss coefficient and turbine inlet flow angle versus guide vane setting and collector roof height.

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