Graduation Project
Start Date : 15 Sep 2020-15 Jul 2021
Fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) have a dominant position in global energy systems. The demand for renewable energy increased. The solar chimney power plants (SCPPs) technology has attracted the attention of scientists in recent years. This paper examines a solar power generation system (a solar chimney) to create a solar induced air flow that drives a turbine to generate electricity. To anticipate its performance, experimental and numerical models are developed for a prototype plant that has a solar collector area of 16 m² and a chimney diameter and height of 0.15 and 3m, respectively. It has a metrological site (Alexandria, Egypt 31°18'43.0"N 30°04'00.4"E). This research is aimed at Air velocity, electric power generation, Mass flow rate, Mass flow rate and plant efficiency. The experiment was conducted in the summer of July 2021. From the experimental setup of a small chimney plant, an average power production fluctuates from .001 to .011 watts, which is relatively low. This model is used to forecast the output power of similar-type solar power plants.