Abstract
An analytical and numerical study for geometrical optimizing of a solar chimney prototype at University of Tehran was performed. A fundamental mathematical model that describes the flow was presented, and the performance evaluation of solar chimney was simulated with operational and geometric configurations. The numerical predictions were validated through comparison with the experimental data of the solar chimney pilot which was constructed in height of 2m and collector radius of 3m. The results show that, the collector inlet of 6cm, the chimney height of 3m, and the chimney diameter of 10cm were the best alternatives for the constructed solar chimney pilot. It is found that the velocity magnitude can be raised to 4–25% in different cases; also the analysis indicated that the height and diameter of the chimney are the most important physical variables for solar chimney design.
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