Abstract: A method that unifies the trusted centrifugal impeller slip factor prediction methods of Busemann, Stodola, Stanitz, Wiesner, Eck, and Csanady in one equation is presented. The simple analytical ...

Abstract: A solar chimney power plant consists of a large greenhouse-type collector surrounding a tall chimney. The air, heated within the collector, passes through an inlet guide vane (IGV)cascade and ...

Abstract: Chimneys as tall as 1500 m may be important components of proposed solar chimney power plants. The exit air density will then be appreciably lower than the inlet density. The paper presents ...

Abstract: An experimental investigation of the performance of a solar chimney turbine is presented. The design features a single rotor and uses the chimney supports as inlet guide vanes (IGVs) to introduce ...

Abstract: An ideal air standard cycle analysis of the solar chimney power plant gives the limiting performance, ideal efficiencies and relationships between main variables. The present paper includes chimney ...

Abstract: The paper investigates flow through a representative tall solar chimney with internal bracing wheels. It presents experimental data measured in a 0.63-m-dia model chimney with and without seven ...