Rodrigo Spotorno Vieira; Adriane Prisco Petry; Luíz Alberto Oliveira Rocha; Liércio André Isoldi; Elizaldo Domingues dos Santos · 10.1016/j.renene.2017.03.007 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.03.007
Renewable Energy
Numerical evaluation of a solar chimney geometry for different ground temperatures by means of constructal design Rodrigo Spotorno Vieira; Adriane Prisco Petry; Luiz Alberto Oliveira Rocha; Liercio Andre Isoldi; Elizaldo Domingues dos Santos Constructal Design is applied with axisymmetric RANS simulations (finite volume, k–ε turbulence) to find solar chimney power plant geometries that maximise available power under several imposed ground temperatures. Collector and chimney proportions both strongly affect output and must be optimised together, while ground temperature markedly changes both the power and how geometry influences it.
Numerical / CFD
Solar chimney power plant
2017
Renewable Energy
yes
2017-03-18 12:00:00 00003047
numerical evaluation of a solar chimney geometry for different ground temperatures by means of constructal design
2017
Renewable Energy
Rodrigo Spotorno Vieira; Adriane Prisco Petry; Luíz Alberto Oliveira Rocha; Liércio André Isoldi; Elizaldo Domingues dos Santos
10.1016/j.renene.2017.03.007
Summary
Constructal Design is applied with axisymmetric RANS simulations (finite volume, k–ε turbulence) to find solar chimney power plant geometries that maximise available power under several imposed ground temperatures. Collector and chimney proportions both strongly affect output and must be optimised together, while ground temperature markedly changes both the power and how geometry influences it.
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