Omar A. Najm; S. Shaaban · 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.04.089 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.04.089
Energy Conversion and Management
Numerical investigation and optimization of the solar chimney collector performance and power density Omar A. Najm; S. Shaaban ANSYS Fluent simulations, with a discrete ordinates radiation model, examine how collector size governs efficiency and power density in a solar chimney power plant. The best collector radius depends strongly on irradiance and grows with turbine pressure drop, reaching about 17 chimney radii at 500 W/m2 and 160 Pa; correlations for optimum radius, efficiency and power density are proposed.
Numerical / CFD
Solar chimney power plant
2018
Energy Conversion and Management
no
2018-05-08 12:00:00 00002915
numerical investigation and optimization of the solar chimney collector performance and power density
2018
Energy Conversion and Management
Omar A. Najm; S. Shaaban
10.1016/j.enconman.2018.04.089
Summary
ANSYS Fluent simulations, with a discrete ordinates radiation model, examine how collector size governs efficiency and power density in a solar chimney power plant. The best collector radius depends strongly on irradiance and grows with turbine pressure drop, reaching about 17 chimney radii at 500 W/m² and 160 Pa; correlations for optimum radius, efficiency and power density are proposed.
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