Solar chimney power plant with integrated waste heat source on the ground: a numerical and statistical research with experimental validation

Mert Cüce A. P., Cüce E., Omer S., Riffat S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES, cilt.20, ss.1272-1282, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/ijlct/ctaf077
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Applied Science & Technology Source, CAB Abstracts, Compendex, Computer & Applied Sciences, Greenfile, INSPEC, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1272-1282
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: solar chimney power plant, heat source, ground heat, system performance
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Solar chimney power plants (SCPPs) offer a sustainable alternative to conventional energy. This study investigates the impact of integrating a waste heat source (WHS) into the SCPP ground using a 3D computational fluid dynamics model based on the Manzanares pilot plant, developed in ANSYS. A 90° sector model with the discrete ordinate solar ray tracing and RNG k-ε turbulence model is applied. At 1000 W/m2 solar radiation and 293 K, WHS integration increases power output (PO) from 54.141 to 129.278 kW at 250°C. Even without solar radiation, 101.524 kW PO is achieved at 200°C, highlighting WHS effectiveness in low-sun conditions.