| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Solar Chimney Power Plant Generating Technology presents the latest advanced solar chimney power generating technologies to help engineers acquire a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental theories, technologies, and applications of solar chimney power generating systems. The book includes comprehensive theories, very detailed technologies, and many well-illustrated, basic configurations of different types of systems, enabling readers to understand the fundamental theory, the design methods of solar chimney systems, and the basic parameters of the construction and operation of these systems. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction / Tao Pan -- 1.1. Energy Background -- 1.1.1. The Energy Issue and the Status Quo -- 1.1.2. China's Energy Policy and Prospect -- 1.1.3. Solar Power Generating Technologies and the Status Quo -- 1.2. Solar Chimney Power Plant System -- 1.2.1. The Appearance of a Solar Chimney Power Plant System -- 1.2.2. Advantages of SCPPS -- 1.2.3. Weaknesses of SCPPS -- 1.3. Research Progress -- 1.3.1. Experiments and Prototypes -- 1.3.2. Theory Research -- 1.3.3. Economic and Ecological Theory and Feasibility Studies -- 1.3.4. Potential Application of SCPPS -- 1.4. Research Contents of this Book -- References -- ch. 2 Thermodynamic Fundamentals / Yuan Pan -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Thermodynamic Cycle -- 2.3. Thermal Efficiency -- 2.4. Results and Analysis -- 2.4.1.Computation Results for the Spanish Prototype -- 2.4.2.Computation Results for Commercial SCPPSs -- 2.5. Effect of Various Parameters -- 2.5.1. Influence of Turbine Efficiency. |
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Note continued: 2.5.2. Influence of Chimney Height and Diameter -- 2.5.3. Influence of Collector Diameter -- 2.5.4. The Influence of the Solar Radiation -- 2.5.5. The Influence of Ambient Temperature -- 2.6. Conclusions -- Nomenclature -- Subscript -- Greek Symbols -- References -- ch. 3 Helio-Aero-Gravity (HAG) Effect of SUPPS / Guoliang Xu -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Relative Static Pressure -- 3.3. Driving Force -- 3.4. Power Output and Efficiency -- 3.5. Results and Discussions -- 3.6. Conclusions -- Nomenclature -- References -- ch. 4 Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer of Solar Chimney Power Plant / Cheng Zhou -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Theoretical Models -- 4.2.1. Physics Model -- 4.2.2. Mathematical Model -- 4.2.3. Boundary Conditions and Solution Method -- 4.3. Results and Discussion -- 4.4. Helical Heat-Collecting Solar Chimney Power Plant System -- 4.5. Mathematical and Physical Model -- 4.5.1. Physical Model -- 4.5.2. Mathematical Model. |
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Note continued: 4.5.3. Solving Determinant Condition and Solution -- 4.6. Validition -- 4.7.Computation Results and Analysis -- 4.7.1.Comparison on Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics -- 4.7.2.Comparison of Output Power for the Two Type of Models -- 4.7.3.Comparison of Different Helical-Wall SC Systems -- 4.7.4. Contrast on Collector's Initial Investment -- 4.8. Conclusion -- Nomenclature -- Greek Symbols -- Subscript -- References -- ch. 5 Design and Simulation Method for SUPPS Turbines / Yuan Pan -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Numerical Models -- 5.3. Mathematical Models -- 5.3.1. In the Collector and Chimney Regions -- 5.3.2. In the Turbine Region -- 5.4. Near-Wall Treatments for Turbulent Flows -- 5.5. Numerical Simulation Method -- 5.6. Results and Discussions -- 5.6.1. Validity of the Method for the Spanish Prototype -- 5.6.2. Characteristic of 3-Blade Turbine for the Spanish Prototype -- 5.6.3. Results for MW-Graded Solar Chimney -- 5.7. Conclusions -- References. |
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Note continued: ch. 6 Energy Storage of Solar Chimney / Xiangfei Yu -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Numerical Models -- 6.2.1. System Description -- 6.2.2. Theoretical Modeling -- 6.2.3. Boundary Conditions and Initial Conditions -- 6.2.4. Solution Method -- 6.3. Reliability of the Simulation Method -- 6.4. Results and Discussion -- 6.5. Conclusions -- Nomenclature -- Greek Symbols -- Subscript -- References -- ch. 7 The Influence of Ambient Crosswind on the Performance of Solar Updraft Power Plant System / Yuan Pan -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Model Description -- 7.2.1. Geometric Model -- 7.2.2. Mathematical Model -- 7.2.3. Boundary Conditions -- 7.2.4. Meshing Skills -- 7.2.5.Computational Procedure -- 7.2.6. Selection of Ambient Geometrical Dimensions -- 7.3. Results and Discussion -- 7.3.1.Comparison of Flow Performances -- 7.3.2.Comparison of Relative Static Pressure Contours -- 7.3.3.Comparison of Temperature Contours. |
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Note continued: 7.3.4.Comparison of System Temperature Increase, Driving Force, and Updraft Velocity -- 7.3.5. Influence of Crosswind With Turbine Pressure Drop -- 7.3.6. Main Findings -- 7.4. SC Model with Blockage -- 7.5. Results and Discussion -- 7.5.1.Comparison of Flow Performances -- 7.5.2.Comparison of Relative Static Pressure Contours -- 7.5.3. Flow Characteristics Near the Collector Inlet -- 7.5.4.Comparison of System Temperature Increase and Driving Force -- 7.5.5.Comparison of System Output Power -- 7.5.6. Main Findings -- Nomenclature -- Subscripts -- References -- ch. 8 Experimental Investigation of a Solar Chimney Prototype / Zhou Zhou -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Experimental Setup -- 8.3. Disposal of Measurement Points -- 8.4. Results and Discussion -- 8.4.1. Variations of Temperature with Time -- 8.4.2. Variations of Air Temperature and Velocity in the Chimney -- 8.4.3. Temperature Distributions of the System -- 8.5. Conclusions -- References. |
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Note continued: ch. 9 Research Prospects / Zhengtong Li -- 9.1. Thermodynamic Theory for the Large-Scale SCPP -- 9.2. External Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Large-Scale Channels -- 9.3. Turbine Running Theory for the Large-Scale SCPPS -- 9.4. The Impacts of Environmental Factors on of Large-Scale SCPPS -- 9.5. New-Type Large-Scale SCPPS. |
| Subject |
Solar power plants.
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Solar energy.
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Solar Energy |
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Centrales solaires. |
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Énergie solaire. |
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solar power plants. |
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solar power. |
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Solar energy |
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Solar power plants |
| Added Author |
Ming, Tingzhen, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe |
| ISBN |
9780128092934 (electronic bk.) |
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0128092939 (electronic bk.) |
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