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Modelling and performance investigation of a solar chimney power plant with glass-covered solar collector

Solar chimney power plants (SCPP) exploit solar radiation to create an up-draft airflow to run a turbine. This article proposes an innovative design of an SCPP that consists of transparent glass covered solar collector. Outdoor experiments have been carried out in the arid climates of Tikrit city, I...

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Main Authors: Abed, Fayadh Mohamed, Farhan, Israa Sami, Yassen, Tadahmun Ahmed, Hasanuzzaman, Md., Islam, Mohammed Moinul, Kassim, Muna Sabah
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2024
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/45080/
https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2024.2326661
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spelling my.um.eprints.450802024-11-15T02:49:07Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/45080/ Modelling and performance investigation of a solar chimney power plant with glass-covered solar collector Abed, Fayadh Mohamed Farhan, Israa Sami Yassen, Tadahmun Ahmed Hasanuzzaman, Md. Islam, Mohammed Moinul Kassim, Muna Sabah TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Solar chimney power plants (SCPP) exploit solar radiation to create an up-draft airflow to run a turbine. This article proposes an innovative design of an SCPP that consists of transparent glass covered solar collector. Outdoor experiments have been carried out in the arid climates of Tikrit city, Iraq, with galvanized metal tower installed instead of conventional PVC solar towers. Performance of the SCPP has been studied with and without transparent cover for collector periphery heights of 2 and 4 cm. Measurements of ambient temperature, chimney inlet temperature, interior and outlet air temperatures, humidity, air mass flow rate, and solar irradiance values were recorded from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm throughout the month of May 2021. Results show that the solar chimney collector with a periphery height of 2 cm performed better than that with the 4-cm periphery height. In addition, using transparent cover in SCPP increases the air outlet temperature by 16.4 degrees C and air flowrate augments by around 34%. Thermal efficiency of the solar chimney with non-covered tower is found to be 10.3% whereas for a glass covered tower it increases to 14.6%, which is a remarkable 41% enhancement. Likewise, mechanical and electrical power output augment by 39.6% and 40.3% using transparent cover in SCPP. Such innovation in SCPP design is proven apposite for hot arid climates. Taylor & Francis 2024-12 Article PeerReviewed Abed, Fayadh Mohamed and Farhan, Israa Sami and Yassen, Tadahmun Ahmed and Hasanuzzaman, Md. and Islam, Mohammed Moinul and Kassim, Muna Sabah (2024) Modelling and performance investigation of a solar chimney power plant with glass-covered solar collector. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 46 (1). pp. 5201-5218. ISSN 1556-7036, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2024.2326661 <https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2024.2326661>. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2024.2326661 10.1080/15567036.2024.2326661
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topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Abed, Fayadh Mohamed
Farhan, Israa Sami
Yassen, Tadahmun Ahmed
Hasanuzzaman, Md.
Islam, Mohammed Moinul
Kassim, Muna Sabah
Modelling and performance investigation of a solar chimney power plant with glass-covered solar collector
description Solar chimney power plants (SCPP) exploit solar radiation to create an up-draft airflow to run a turbine. This article proposes an innovative design of an SCPP that consists of transparent glass covered solar collector. Outdoor experiments have been carried out in the arid climates of Tikrit city, Iraq, with galvanized metal tower installed instead of conventional PVC solar towers. Performance of the SCPP has been studied with and without transparent cover for collector periphery heights of 2 and 4 cm. Measurements of ambient temperature, chimney inlet temperature, interior and outlet air temperatures, humidity, air mass flow rate, and solar irradiance values were recorded from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm throughout the month of May 2021. Results show that the solar chimney collector with a periphery height of 2 cm performed better than that with the 4-cm periphery height. In addition, using transparent cover in SCPP increases the air outlet temperature by 16.4 degrees C and air flowrate augments by around 34%. Thermal efficiency of the solar chimney with non-covered tower is found to be 10.3% whereas for a glass covered tower it increases to 14.6%, which is a remarkable 41% enhancement. Likewise, mechanical and electrical power output augment by 39.6% and 40.3% using transparent cover in SCPP. Such innovation in SCPP design is proven apposite for hot arid climates.
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author Abed, Fayadh Mohamed
Farhan, Israa Sami
Yassen, Tadahmun Ahmed
Hasanuzzaman, Md.
Islam, Mohammed Moinul
Kassim, Muna Sabah
author_facet Abed, Fayadh Mohamed
Farhan, Israa Sami
Yassen, Tadahmun Ahmed
Hasanuzzaman, Md.
Islam, Mohammed Moinul
Kassim, Muna Sabah
author_sort Abed, Fayadh Mohamed
title Modelling and performance investigation of a solar chimney power plant with glass-covered solar collector
title_short Modelling and performance investigation of a solar chimney power plant with glass-covered solar collector
title_full Modelling and performance investigation of a solar chimney power plant with glass-covered solar collector
title_fullStr Modelling and performance investigation of a solar chimney power plant with glass-covered solar collector
title_full_unstemmed Modelling and performance investigation of a solar chimney power plant with glass-covered solar collector
title_sort modelling and performance investigation of a solar chimney power plant with glass-covered solar collector
publisher Taylor & Francis
publishDate 2024
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/45080/
https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2024.2326661
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