Numerical Investigation of Solar Updraft Tower for Different Collector Inlet Heights and Absorber Materials

Abdulhamid Hamdan Al-Hinai; Khadersab Adamsab; Eugene Vega

doi:10.37934/cfdl.14.6.7278

Authors

Abdulhamid Hamdan Al-Hinai Department of Engineering, University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Al Musannah, Sultanate of Oman
Khadersab Adamsab Department of Engineering, University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Al Musannah, Sultanate of Oman
Eugene Vega Department of Engineering, University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Al Musannah, Sultanate of Oman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/cfdl.14.6.7278

Keywords:

CFD, SUT, collector ground materials, inlet heights

Abstract

In this paper, performance characteristics of the solar updraft tower were investigated using a numerical analysis. Simulations were carried out using ANSYS FLUENT to create a realistic shape and mesh for the flow model. The governing equation was solved using a combination of turbulent, realizable (k–ε), and discrete ordinate radiation approaches. Maximum air velocity and air temperature were recorded in the SUT model using GI sheet ground materials for collectors at lower collector intake heights, higher maximum air velocity.

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Author Biographies

Abdulhamid Hamdan Al-Hinai, Department of Engineering, University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Al Musannah, Sultanate of Oman

alhinai@act.edu.om

Khadersab Adamsab, Department of Engineering, University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Al Musannah, Sultanate of Oman

khadersaba@act.edu.om

Eugene Vega, Department of Engineering, University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Al Musannah, Sultanate of Oman

eugene@act.edu.om

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