Haythem Nasraoui; Zied Driss; Ahmed Ayadi; Abdallah Bouabidi; Hédi Kchaou · 10.1177/0954408919859160 https://doi.org/10.1177/0954408919859160
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part E Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering
Numerical and experimental study of the impact of conical chimney angle on the thermodynamic characteristics of a solar chimney power plant Haythem Nasraoui; Zied Driss; Ahmed Ayadi; Abdallah Bouabidi; Hedi Kchaou CFD simulations of a divergent solar chimney power plant compare chimney cone angles from 0° to 9°, validated against measurements from a pilot prototype in Sfax, Tunisia. Power output peaks at a small divergence angle and falls beyond 3°. A correlation linking optimum angle to plant size shows the optimum shrinks as scale grows, with roughly 1° suited to commercial plants.
Experimental
Numerical / CFD
Solar chimney power plant
2019
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part E Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering
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2019-06-27 12:00:00 00002804
numerical and experimental study of the impact of conical chimney angle on the thermodynamic characteristics of a solar chimney power plant
2019
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part E Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering
Haythem Nasraoui; Zied Driss; Ahmed Ayadi; Abdallah Bouabidi; Hédi Kchaou
10.1177/0954408919859160
Summary
CFD simulations of a divergent solar chimney power plant compare chimney cone angles from 0° to 9°, validated against measurements from a pilot prototype in Sfax, Tunisia. Power output peaks at a small divergence angle and falls beyond 3°. A correlation linking optimum angle to plant size shows the optimum shrinks as scale grows, with roughly 1° suited to commercial plants.
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