The effects of geometric factors on power generation performance in solar chimney power plants

Summary

Unsteady k-ε CFD simulations in Ansys-CFX of 49 solar chimney configurations show how collector diameter, chimney height and chimney diameter affect power output. A larger collector raised output by up to about 50% and a taller chimney by about 30%, while chimney radius mattered least. The results were validated against existing experimental plants.

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