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Assessment of the design influence of the vortex generator on the performance of the solar vortex engine

The vortex generator is an essential segment in the solar vortex engine (SVE). Its design could be modified to strengthen the generated air vortex and enhance the system's performance. This work aims to investigate the vortex generator design's influence on the SVE's performance. Thre...

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Main Authors: Al-Kayiem, H.H., Tukkee, A.M., Gilani, S.I.U.
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Published: Elsevier Ltd 2022
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spelling my.utp.eprints.334632022-09-07T07:04:38Z Assessment of the design influence of the vortex generator on the performance of the solar vortex engine Al-Kayiem, H.H. Tukkee, A.M. Gilani, S.I.U. The vortex generator is an essential segment in the solar vortex engine (SVE). Its design could be modified to strengthen the generated air vortex and enhance the system's performance. This work aims to investigate the vortex generator design's influence on the SVE's performance. Three different vortex generator designs are studied employing three-dimensional CFD simulations. Experimental investigations have been utilised to support the CFD simulation. The considered designs are Case-1: basic design, Case-2: with a cone structure inside the arena and Case-3: with a hole at the bottom of the vortex generator. The cone structure increases the heat transfer area, increasing the vortex generator's air temperature and producing higher buoyancy forces for the flow field. Cases 1 and 2 produced the best vortex stability as the air vortex shape, pressure and vorticity distributions are uniform. The highest static pressure drop is achieved with the basic design. The basic design, Case-1, produces 1.0 and 5.0 higher static pressure drop than Case-2 and Case-3, respectively. The lower hole affected the air vortex stability negatively. © 2022 The Author(s) Elsevier Ltd 2022 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85136609591&doi=10.1016%2fj.ecmx.2022.100283&partnerID=40&md5=0ab9bc5004ca676b9c9628ccd6cc7000 Al-Kayiem, H.H. and Tukkee, A.M. and Gilani, S.I.U. (2022) Assessment of the design influence of the vortex generator on the performance of the solar vortex engine. Energy Conversion and Management: X, 16 . http://eprints.utp.edu.my/33463/
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description The vortex generator is an essential segment in the solar vortex engine (SVE). Its design could be modified to strengthen the generated air vortex and enhance the system's performance. This work aims to investigate the vortex generator design's influence on the SVE's performance. Three different vortex generator designs are studied employing three-dimensional CFD simulations. Experimental investigations have been utilised to support the CFD simulation. The considered designs are Case-1: basic design, Case-2: with a cone structure inside the arena and Case-3: with a hole at the bottom of the vortex generator. The cone structure increases the heat transfer area, increasing the vortex generator's air temperature and producing higher buoyancy forces for the flow field. Cases 1 and 2 produced the best vortex stability as the air vortex shape, pressure and vorticity distributions are uniform. The highest static pressure drop is achieved with the basic design. The basic design, Case-1, produces 1.0 and 5.0 higher static pressure drop than Case-2 and Case-3, respectively. The lower hole affected the air vortex stability negatively. © 2022 The Author(s)
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author Al-Kayiem, H.H.
Tukkee, A.M.
Gilani, S.I.U.
spellingShingle Al-Kayiem, H.H.
Tukkee, A.M.
Gilani, S.I.U.
Assessment of the design influence of the vortex generator on the performance of the solar vortex engine
author_facet Al-Kayiem, H.H.
Tukkee, A.M.
Gilani, S.I.U.
author_sort Al-Kayiem, H.H.
title Assessment of the design influence of the vortex generator on the performance of the solar vortex engine
title_short Assessment of the design influence of the vortex generator on the performance of the solar vortex engine
title_full Assessment of the design influence of the vortex generator on the performance of the solar vortex engine
title_fullStr Assessment of the design influence of the vortex generator on the performance of the solar vortex engine
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of the design influence of the vortex generator on the performance of the solar vortex engine
title_sort assessment of the design influence of the vortex generator on the performance of the solar vortex engine
publisher Elsevier Ltd
publishDate 2022
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