Studying The Collector Performance Of Updraft Solar Chimney Power Plant

Authors

  • W. M. A-Elmagid Institute of Environmental Systems, Szent István University
  • I. Keppler Institute of Mechanics and Machinery, Szent István University
  • I. Molnar 3Institute of Mechatronics and Vehicle Engineering, Obuda University
  • M.F.C. Esmail Dept. of Mech. Power Engineering, Faculty of Energy Engineering, Aswan University
  • T. Mekhail Dept. of Mech. Power Engineering, Faculty of Energy Engineering, Aswan University

Keywords:

solar chimney, SCPP, solar collector, CFD, finite element analysis, Aswan prototype of SCPP

Abstract


In the shadow of increasing energy consumption, renewable energy is the best choice
for a sustainable environment. The solar chimney power plant (SCPP) is a new
technology, many researchers are paying their attention to improve its performance. In
this study, experimental and numerical studies were used to understand the effect of the
collector geometry on the SCPP performance. The SCPP prototype under our
investigation is installed in Aswan city, its chimney height is 20m, its diameter is 1 m
and the collector is a square which has a side length of 28.5m. Three dimensional CFD
simulations were made to calculate the temperature and velocity distribution inside two
different shapes of SCPP collector. The conclusion is that the square shaped collector
achieved higher output power than the circular collector by 7.6 % at the same surface
area exposed to solar radiation.

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Published

2020-06-20

How to Cite

M. A-Elmagid, W., Keppler, I., Molnar, I., Esmail, M., & Mekhail, T. (2020). Studying The Collector Performance Of Updraft Solar Chimney Power Plant. Journal of Engineering and Technology (JET), 11(1), 65–82. Retrieved from https://jet.utem.edu.my/jet/article/view/5716

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2020): JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

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