Yongjia Wu; Tingzhen Ming; Renaud Kiesgen de Richter; Rüdiger Höffer; Hans Juergen Niemann · 10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.061 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.061
Renewable Energy
Large-scale freshwater generation from the humid air using the modified solar chimney Yongjia Wu; Tingzhen Ming; Renaud Kiesgen de Richter; Rudiger Hoffer; Hans Juergen Niemann Proposes a very tall solar-chimney-like tower, the 'aerological accelerator', in which warm humid air rises by buoyancy to extract water from the atmosphere. A mathematical model estimates energy and water yields in different climates. It shows cloud formation inside and above the tower, and latent heat from condensation raising power output. Lighter-than-air fabric balloons could make such heights achievable.
Desalination / water production
Numerical / CFD
Solar chimney power plant
2019
Renewable Energy
no
2019-07-11 12:00:00 00002798
large-scale freshwater generation from the humid air using the modified solar chimney
2019
Renewable Energy
Yongjia Wu; Tingzhen Ming; Renaud Kiesgen de Richter; Rüdiger Höffer; Hans Juergen Niemann
10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.061
Summary
Proposes a very tall solar-chimney-like tower, the 'aerological accelerator', in which warm humid air rises by buoyancy to extract water from the atmosphere. A mathematical model estimates energy and water yields in different climates. It shows cloud formation inside and above the tower, and latent heat from condensation raising power output. Lighter-than-air fabric balloons could make such heights achievable.
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