Ali Serkan Avcı; Hakan Karakaya; Aydın Durmuş · 10.1080/15567036.2020.1744772 https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2020.1744772
Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects
Numerical and experimental investigation of solar chimney power plant system performance Ali Serkan Avcı; Hakan Karakaya; Aydın Durmus A prototype of a solar chimney power plant was performed by modeling in this study. The performed prototype was experimentally confirmed. Temperature, velocity, and radiation values were measured to actualize the confirmation. Experimental data that were obtained to determine the performance of solar chimney whose prototype was actualized by the help of measured values were computationally analyzed. The geometry of a solar chimney in the analysis was bidimensionally (2D) drawn on an axis of symmetry. The numerical simulation was analyzed with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. Since analysis results show that there is turbulent flow in system (RNG), k-ɛ turbulence model was used. Continuity, momentum, and energy equations were applied to the solar chimney system via the finite volume method. Moreover, DO (discrete ordinates) model was inserted in analysis to evaluate the radiation effect in the collector area. In addition to all these, correlation results between SPSS 17 statistics program and data obtained were evaluated. Finally, with reference to the comparison between numerical and experimental results, data obtained and numerical data are close to each other; the prototype is applicable to the real systems.
Experimental
Numerical / CFD
Solar chimney power plant
2020
Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects
no
2020-04-08 12:00:00 00002706
numerical and experimental investigation of solar chimney power plant system performance
2020
Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects
Ali Serkan Avcı; Hakan Karakaya; Aydın Durmuş
10.1080/15567036.2020.1744772
Abstract
A prototype of a solar chimney power plant was performed by modeling in this study. The performed prototype was experimentally confirmed. Temperature, velocity, and radiation values were measured to actualize the confirmation. Experimental data that were obtained to determine the performance of solar chimney whose prototype was actualized by the help of measured values were computationally analyzed. The geometry of a solar chimney in the analysis was bidimensionally (2D) drawn on an axis of symmetry. The numerical simulation was analyzed with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. Since analysis results show that there is turbulent flow in system (RNG), k-ɛ turbulence model was used. Continuity, momentum, and energy equations were applied to the solar chimney system via the finite volume method. Moreover, DO (discrete ordinates) model was inserted in analysis to evaluate the radiation effect in the collector area. In addition to all these, correlation results between SPSS 17 statistics program and data obtained were evaluated. Finally, with reference to the comparison between numerical and experimental results, data obtained and numerical data are close to each other; the prototype is applicable to the real systems.
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