Numerical investigation and multi‐objective thermo‐economic optimization of a solar chimney power plant

Summary

Numerical simulations of the Spanish prototype solar chimney are used to map how key design variables affect performance, then response surface models and a genetic algorithm trade output power against construction cost. Optimal designs favour the largest permitted chimney diameter and bring capital cost per kilowatt down to roughly 0.018–0.026 M€/kW, well below the prototype's 0.054 M€/kW.

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