Publish In |
International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering (IJMPE)-IJMPE |
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Issue |
Volume-6,Issue-4 ( Apr, 2018 ) | |||||||||
Paper Title |
CFD Simulation of a Solar Chimney Power Plant | |||||||||
Author Name |
Ehsan Gholamalizadeh | |||||||||
Affilition |
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea | |||||||||
Pages |
1-5 | |||||||||
Abstract |
A solar chimney power plant is a type of solar thermal technology that utilizes the heat generated by a solar collector to convert solar energy into electrical power. A steady state CFD investigation through a solar chimney power plant system was conducted. A power plant with the geometry parameters of a Spanish prototype was modeled. The k-ε turbulence and the radiative transfer equations were solved. To simulate radiation effects from the sun’s rays, a solar load model was employed. The fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics through the prototype power plant were examined in two different conditions; corresponding to no-load condition and during turbine operation. Keywords: Solar chimney power plant, Spanish prototype, CFD. | |||||||||
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