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Feasibility study of a solar chimney power plant in Jordan

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A solar chimney power plant system is theoretically designed for future erection in Jordan. Analytical analysis of the system is simulated by mathematical software. The actual values of solar irradiation in Jordan are used in the simulation to predict the power output of the solar chimney power plant. The output results of the maximum (inlet) values of velocity, pressure, and mass flow rate of air versus the chimney height variation are obtained. Furthermore, the electrical power output and the efficiency of chimney versus chimney height variation were determined. For a solar collector diameter of 40 m and a chimney diameter of 3.5 m, the maximum power output (85 kW) was obtained for a chimney height of 210 m.

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    Aiman Al Alawin, Omar Badran, Ahmad Awad, Yaser Abdelhadi & Anwar Al-Mofleh

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Al Alawin, A., Badran, O., Awad, A. et al. Feasibility study of a solar chimney power plant in Jordan. Appl. Sol. Energy 48, 260–265 (2012). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0003701X12040020

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