Performance assessment of solar chimney power plants with natural thermal energy storage materials on ground: CFD analysis with experimental validation

• Main Authors: Cuce, Erdem, Saxena, Abhishek, Cuce, Pinar Mert, Sen, Harun, Eroglu, Hasan, Selvanathan, Shanmuga Priya, Sudhakar, Kumarasamy, Hasanuzzaman, Md
• Format: Article
• Published: Oxford Univ Press 2022
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/42352/

This study interprets the effect of using sand or gravel as energy storage unit in solar chimney power plants. The effect of using low-cost materials is evaluated. Based on the Manzanares pilot plant, a 3D CFD model is created. Geometric parameters are kept constant in simulations performed with ANS...