Modelling and performance investigation of a solar chimney power plant with glass-covered solar collector

Summary

Outdoor tests in Tikrit, Iraq, on a small solar chimney power plant with a galvanized metal tower compare collectors with and without a transparent glass cover at two periphery heights. Covering the collector raised thermal efficiency from about 10% to nearly 15% and also improved airflow and power output, while the lower 2 cm periphery outperformed the taller one.

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