Experimental and theoretical performance of a demonstration solar chimney model—Part I: mathematical model development

N. Pasumarthi,

N. Pasumarthi

Oracle Corporation, One Davis Derive, Belmont, CA 94002, U.S.A.

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S. A. Sherif,

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S. A. Sherif

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 237 MEB, P.O. Box 116300, Gainesville, FL 32611-6300, U.S.A.

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 237 MEB, P.O. Box 116300, Gainesville, FL 32611-6300, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this author

N. Pasumarthi,

N. Pasumarthi

Oracle Corporation, One Davis Derive, Belmont, CA 94002, U.S.A.

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S. A. Sherif,

Corresponding Author

S. A. Sherif

[email protected]

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 237 MEB, P.O. Box 116300, Gainesville, FL 32611-6300, U.S.A.

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 237 MEB, P.O. Box 116300, Gainesville, FL 32611-6300, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this author

First published: 04 December 1998

https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(19980310)22:3<277::AID-ER380>3.0.CO;2-R

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The solar chimney is a natural draft device which uses solar radiation to provide upward momentum to the in-flowing air, thereby converting the thermal energy into kinetic energy. A study was undertaken to evaluate the performance characteristics of solar chimneys both theoretically and experimentally. In this paper, a mathematical model which was developed to study the effect of various parameters on the air temperature, air velocity, and power output of the solar chimney, is presented. Tests were conducted on a demonstration model which was designed and built for that purpose. The mathematical model presented here, was verified against experimental test results and the overall results were encouraging. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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