INVESTIGATION AND EVALUATION OF DEVELOPED SOLAR VORTEX ENGINE

The solar chimney power plant is proven to be a promising technology for solar power generation. However, the tall chimney has drawbacks in terms of construction and investment cost. The solar vortex engine (SVE) is proposed to eliminate and replace the chimney unit with artificial vortex. The pr...

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Main Author: MUSTAFA, AYAD TAREQ
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/21599/1/2015%20-MECHANICAL%20-%20INVESTIGATION%20AND%20EVALUATION%20OF%20DEVELOPED%20SOLAR%20VORTEX%20ENGINE%20-%20AYAD%20TAREQ%20MUSTAFA.pdf
http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/21599/
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Summary:The solar chimney power plant is proven to be a promising technology for solar power generation. However, the tall chimney has drawbacks in terms of construction and investment cost. The solar vortex engine (SVE) is proposed to eliminate and replace the chimney unit with artificial vortex. The proposed SVE consists of solar air collector (SAC) and vortex generation engine (VGE). This research aims to investigate the proposed SVE and generate a benchmark mathematical model. The design parameters considered in the VGE design affecting the swirly air generator are the deflection angle of curved air guide vanes b, the number of curved air guide vanes N, and the convergence region diameter D, which have been examined in the mathematical model.