The influence of heat collector structural parameters on the solar chimneys integrated with seawater desalination

Summary

A transient heat-transfer and flow model of a solar chimney coupled with seawater desalination, run without a turbine load, is used to examine how collector size and inlet height shape performance. A wider collector strengthens draft, airflow speed and heating while leaving water temperature and freshwater output almost unchanged; a taller inlet weakens draft and cools both seawater and glass cover, with diminishing effect.

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