The Comparison of CFD Flow Field between Slope Solar Energy Power Plant and Traditional Solar Chimney Power Generating Equipment

Abstract:

A numerical study with FLUENT software has been carried out as to air performance in the slope solar energy power plant. The velocity field, temperature and pressure fields in the solar chimney, and the simulated result were compared with the simulated result of traditional solar chimney power generating equipment. The simulation results show that distribution of the temperature field and the velocity field in slope solar energy power plant and traditional solar chimney power generating equipment. In the case of the same height, the velocity of traditional is slightly larger than the slope style's, but there is little difference. In order to achieve the same power generation effect, the overall height of slope style is more than the traditional style, but the vertical chimney height of traditional style is greater than the slope style. The cost of construction of vertical chimney is expensive, and many problems have been considered, like radix saposhnikoviae and earthquake prevention, the heat collector also need to be cleaned on time. The slope style can take full advantage of land, the height of vertical chimney will be reduced, so the construction of the chimney will be relatively easy. Rainwater can clean the heat collector when it runs down from it. All things considered. The slope solar energy power plant has more development prospects.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 561)
• Pages: 614-619
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.561.614
• Online since: July 2013
• Authors: Qing Ling Li, Xiao Qing Xie, Jun Chao, Xuan Xin, Yan Zhou
• Keywords: Power Station Using Hot Gas Flow, Slope Style, Solar Energy, Temperature Field, Velocity Field

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