Study on the Performance of a solar chimney power plant Chlef, Algeria region

Abstract

Study on the Performance of a solar chimney power plant chlef, Algeria region was presented in this work. The solar chimney is used in hot areas such as Chlef with high intensity of solar radiation. In this work, the solar chimney power plant (collector, chimney and turbine) is modeled theoretically, and the global solar radiation, the air temperature was measured during the period of 01/01/2015 to 1/06/2016. The model is employed in simulation to predict the electrical power produced by the solar chimney plant using the meteorological data of Chlef region. The effect of the geometrical parameters on the performances of the solar chimney power plant was studied. The influence of chimney height on electrical power produced is simulated in order to have the optimum SCPP to respond to the electricity demand in Chlef region. The performance characteristics of solar chimneys indicate that the dimensions of the chimney (height of the chimney, diameter of the collector, height of the collector and the diameter of the chimney) and the climatic condition (air temperature and solar radiation) are important parameters in the production of electrical energy.