Solar Chimney Power Plants
From Theory to Practice
- 1st Edition - November 20, 2024
- Authors: Erdem Cuce, Pinar Mert Cuce
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 8 1 6 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 8 1 7 - 7
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Request a sales quoteFinally, techno-economic analysis and the role of artificial intelligence are presented. This is an ideal resource for all those with an interest in solar chimney plants and energy conversion technologies, including graduate students, researchers, academics, faculty, engineers, R&D, scientists, policymakers and professionals in the renewable energy sector.
- Provides extensive and comprehensive information on solar chimney power plants
- Describes the technology in terms of working principles, efficiency, and performance enhancing methods
- Presents current application examples and addresses challenges encountered
- Solar Chimney Power Plants
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Chapter One Introduction to the theory of solar chimney power plants
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 SCPP systems composition
- 1.3 SCPP theory
- 1.4 First prototype
- 1.5 SCPP advantages and disadvantages
- 1.6 Scope and aims of the book
- References
- Chapter Two Solar chimney power plant’s structure and design
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Collector design and construction
- 2.3 Chimney design and construction
- 2.4 Turbine design and construction
- 2.5 Heat storage layer design and construction
- 2.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Three Effect of solar chimney power plant under various performance parameters
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Effect of system parameters
- 3.2.1 Environmental parameters
- 3.2.2 Geometric parameters
- 3.2.3 Effect of design parameters
- 3.3 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter Four Assessment of the solar chimney power plants by experimental studies
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Mini prototype for laboratory studies
- 4.3 Installed facilities
- 4.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Five Investigation of mathematical and theoretical models of the solar chimney power plants
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Mathematical equations for solar chimney power plants
- 5.3 Performance studies with the theoretical model
- 5.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Six Approach of the solar chimney power plants by computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 What is computational fluid dynamics?
- 6.3 CFD analysis details for system
- 6.4 Different CFD solution for solar chimney power plants
- 6.5 System performance analysis with CFD studies
- 6.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Seven Evaluation of the solar chimney power plants with an innovative perspective
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Energy storage with SCPP
- 7.3 Solar chimney (SC) applications for buildings
- 7.4 Solar chimney integrated systems
- 7.5 Hybrid SCPPs
- 7.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Eight Techno-economic analysis and artificial intelligence application of solar chimney power plants
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Economic analysis for SCPPs
- 8.3 Life cycle cost for SCPPs
- 8.4 AI applications in solar chimneys
- 8.5 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 300
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 20, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443248160
- eBook ISBN: 9780443248177
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Erdem Cuce
Dr. Erdem Cuce is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, in Turkey, where he is also Head of Low/Zero Carbon Energy Technologies Laboratory (L/ZCarE). Dr. Cuce is also currently a Visiting Professor at the School of Engineering and the Built Environment, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom. His research specialisms include solar chimney, solar energy, and sustainable buildings, and he has been involved as Editorial Board Member, Associate Editor or Guest Editor for a number of international journals across renewable energy, construction and sustainability. Dr. Cuce received the Young Scientist of the Year award from the Science Heroes Association in 2018 and the Outstanding Young Scientist Award (GEBIP) from Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi (Turkish Academy of Sciences) in 2021. He was also named in the World's Top 2% Scientists, by Stanford University in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
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