Abstract
This report presents a theoretical study of solar-powered natural convection tower (chimney) performance. Both heated and cooled towers are analyzed; the latter uses evaporating water as the cooling mechanism. The results, which are applicable to any open-cycle configuration, show that the ideal conversion efficiencies of both heated and cooled natural convection towers are linear functions ofheight.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 37 |
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| State | Published - 1984 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/TR-211-1950
Keywords
- convection
- cooling
- energy conversion
- heating
- natural convection
- performance
- thermodynamics