A solar chimney power plant consists of a large greenhouse type collector surrounding a tall chimney. The air, heated within the collector, passes through an inlet guide vane (IGV) cascade and then through a transition section to a turbine that powers a generator. The transition section contains the turbine inlet guide vanes that support the whole chimney and guides the flow entering the turbine. The primary objective of the study was to determine the loss coefficient of this section as dependent on IGV stagger angle and collector roof height. Very good agreement was found between experimental values measured in a scaled model and commercial CFD code predictions of flow angles, velocity components and internal and wall static pressures. The agreement between measured and predicted total pressure loss coefficient was reasonable. The CFD code served to extend the predictions to a proposed full-scale geometry.
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ASME 2005 International Solar Energy Conference
August 6–12, 2005
Orlando, Florida, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Solar Energy Division
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0-7918-4737-3
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Flow Through a Solar Chimney Power Plant Collector-to-Chimney Transition Section
Carl F. Kirstein,
Carl F. Kirstein
University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa
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Theodor W. von Backstro¨m,
Theodor W. von Backstro¨m
University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa
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Detlev G. Kro¨ger
Detlev G. Kro¨ger
University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa
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Carl F. Kirstein
University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa
Theodor W. von Backstro¨m
University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa
Detlev G. Kro¨ger
University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa
Paper No:
ISEC2005-76011, pp. 713-719; 7 pages
Published Online:
October 15, 2008
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Kirstein, CF, von Backstro¨m, TW, & Kro¨ger, DG. "Flow Through a Solar Chimney Power Plant Collector-to-Chimney Transition Section." Proceedings of the ASME 2005 International Solar Energy Conference. Solar Energy. Orlando, Florida, USA. August 6–12, 2005. pp. 713-719. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ISEC2005-76011
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