Experimental investigation of the effect of wind speed and wind direction on a solar chimney power plant

• Main Authors: Aja, Ogboo Chikere, Al-Kayiem, Hussain H., Abdul Karim, Z. A.
• Format: Book Section
• Published: WIT Press 2013
• Subjects: Q Science (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/11007/2/Aja%20SC%20in%20Wit.pdf; http://library.witpress.com/pages/PaperInfo.asp?PaperID=25273; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/11007/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Wind has been reported to have adverse effect on the performance of traditional solar chimney power plants but no reference has been made on the wind effect on inclined solar chimneys. An experimental investigation on the effects of ambient wind speed and wind direction on the performance of a so...