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2021, vol. 49, iss. 1, pp. 64-71
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Performance analysis of a solar chimney power plant for different geographical locations of Saudi Arabia
Analiza performansi solarne dimnjačke elektrane za različite lokacije u Saudijskoj Arabiji
aKing Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia bKing Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Research Institute, Center for Engineering Research, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia cKing Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Research Institute, Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy (CoRE-RE), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
email: srehman@kfupm.edu.sa
Project: The authors would like to acknowledge the Deanship of Research, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals for the financial support of this work under the project number IN141031
Abstract
In this study, a detailed performance analysis was conducted by analysing the energy model of solar chimney power plant. The developed model was used for five locations (cities) in Saudi Arabia for a comparative study. The selected cities were Jubail (East), Arar (North), Umluj (West), Sharurah (South) and Shaqra (Central). The solar irradiation, sunshine hours, ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure was used to determine the output power, efficiency, and other performance parameters for the chosen size of plant. The data analysis showed that the highest annual average solar irradiation was at Sharurah (551W/m2) and the lowest for Jubail (456W/m2). The highest and lowest average ambient temperatures were found at Sharurah (303K) and Umluj (301K). Study reveals that annual average efficiency for Jubail is highest followed by Umluj. Furthermore, the output power, energy efficiency, variation of floor and air temperatures and pressure across turbine and chimney, variation of the mass flow rate and, the turbine inlet velocity are reported for all the months during the year for the selected five cities of Saudi Arabia.
Sažetak
Prikazuje se analiza performansi solarne dimnjačke elektrane korišćenjem energetskog modela elektrane. Razvijeni model je uporedno istražen za pet lokacija (gradova) u Saudijskoj Arabiji: Džubail (na istoku), Arar (na severu), Umluj (na zapadu), Šarurah (na jugu) i Šakra (u centralnoj Saudijskoj Arabiji). Solarno zračenje, časovi osunčanosti, ambijentalna temperatura i atmosferski pritisak su bili parametri za određivanje izlazne snage, energetske efikasnosti i ostalih elemenata performansi elektrane odabranih dimenzija. Analiza podataka je pokazala da da je godišnje prosečno solarno zračenje najveće u Šarurahu (551 W/m2), a najmanje u Džubailu (456 W/m2). Najvišu i najnižu prosečnu ambijentalnu temperaturu imali su Šarurah (303K) i Umluj (301K). Istraživanjem je utvrđeno da Džubail i Umluj imaju najveću godišnju prosečnu energetsku efikasnost. Izlazna snaga, energetska efikasnost, temperaturne varijacije vazduha i tla, pritisak na turbini i dimnjaku, varijacije u brzini masenog protoka i ulazna brzina turbine su prikazani za svaki mesec u godini za svih pet gradova.
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