IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/energy/v304y2024ics0360544224019285.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

An experimental investigation of a solar chimney integrated with a bladeless wind turbine for sustainable energy harvesting

Author

Listed:
  • Elsayed, Ahmed M.
  • Gaheen, Osama A.
  • Abdelrahman, M.A.
  • Aziz, Mohamed A.

Abstract

The current study explores the potential of combining small-scale solar chimney systems with blade-less wind turbines for sustainable energy solutions in Egypt through mathematical modelling, numerical simulation, and experimental work. The integration of a vortex bladeless turbine and a conventional horizontal axis wind turbine in a hybrid energy harvester solar chimney system (VBSCS) was evaluated, as well as the effect of changing the absorber material on improving the system's performance. Shredded rubber improves heat absorption in solar chimney collectors, optimizing energy conversion and providing a sustainable, eco-friendly solution while addressing challenges and cost-effectiveness in implementing this hybrid solution. The mathematical model predicted the highest power at 0.38 W, while the CFD model yielded 0.298 W. Experimental results showed power outputs of 0.18 and 0.25 W for the SCS with concrete and shredded rubber absorbers, respectively. In addition, the VBSCS with a concrete absorber produced 0.29 W. The determined percentage improvement over the SCS with a concrete absorber was 61.1 % for the VBSCS and 38.9 % for the SCS with a black rubber absorber. These findings demonstrate the delicate interplay of design aspects and material choices that influence the performance of both bladeless wind turbines and solar collector systems.

Suggested Citation

  • Elsayed, Ahmed M. & Gaheen, Osama A. & Abdelrahman, M.A. & Aziz, Mohamed A., 2024. "An experimental investigation of a solar chimney integrated with a bladeless wind turbine for sustainable energy harvesting," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 304(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:304:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224019285
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.132154
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544224019285
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.energy.2024.132154?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Almaita, Eyad & Abdelsalam, Emad & Almomani, Fares & Nawafah, Hamza & Kassem, Fadwa & Alshkoor, Saleh & Shloul, Maan, 2023. "Impact study of integrating solar double chimney power plant into electrical grid," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 265(C).
    2. Aziz, Mohamed A. & Elsayed, Ahmed M., 2022. "Thermofluid effects of solar chimney geometry on performance parameters," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 200(C), pages 674-693.
    3. Kebabsa, Hakim & Said Lounici, Mohand & Daimallah, Ahmed, 2021. "Numerical investigation of a novel tower solar chimney concept," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 214(C).
    4. Ghalamchi, Mehrdad & Kasaeian, Alibakhsh & Ghalamchi, Mehran & Mirzahosseini, Alireza Hajiseyed, 2016. "An experimental study on the thermal performance of a solar chimney with different dimensional parameters," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 477-483.
    5. Emam, Mohamed & Hamada, Alaa & Refaey, H.A. & Moawed, M. & Abdelrahman, M.A. & Rashed, Mostafa R., 2024. "Year-round experimental analysis of a water-based PVT-PCM hybrid system: Comprehensive 4E assessments," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 226(C).
    6. Toghraie, Davood & Karami, Amir & Afrand, Masoud & Karimipour, Arash, 2018. "Effects of geometric parameters on the performance of solar chimney power plants," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 162(C), pages 1052-1061.
    7. Hamada, Alaa & Emam, Mohamed & Refaey, H.A. & Moawed, M. & Abdelrahman, M.A., 2023. "Investigating the performance of a water-based PVT system using encapsulated PCM balls: An experimental study," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 284(C).
    8. Koonsrisuk, Atit & Chitsomboon, Tawit, 2013. "Mathematical modeling of solar chimney power plants," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 314-322.
    9. Murena, Fabio & Gaggiano, Imma & Mele, Benedetto, 2022. "Fluid dynamic performances of a solar chimney plant: Analysis of experimental data and CFD modelling," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 249(C).
    10. Xie, Mingxi & Jia, Teng & Dai, Yanjun, 2022. "Hybrid photovoltaic/solar chimney power plant combined with agriculture: The transformation of a decommissioned coal-fired power plant," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 191(C), pages 1-16.
    11. Abedi, Mahyar & Tan, Xu & Klausner, James F. & Bénard, Andre, 2023. "Solar desalination chimneys: Investigation on the feasibility of integrating solar chimneys with humidification–dehumidification systems," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 202(C), pages 88-102.
    12. Al-Kayiem, Hussain H. & Aurybi, Mohammed A. & Gilani, Syed I.U. & Ismaeel, Ali A. & Mohammad, Sanan T., 2019. "Performance evaluation of hybrid solar chimney for uninterrupted power generation," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 166(C), pages 490-505.
    13. Huang, Sheng & Li, Wuyan & Lu, Jun & Li, Yongcai & Wang, Zhihao & Zhu, Shaohui, 2024. "Experimental study on thermal performances of a solar chimney with and without PCM under different system inclination angles," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 290(C).
    14. Chen, Wei & Qu, Man, 2014. "Analysis of the heat transfer and airflow in solar chimney drying system with porous absorber," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 511-518.
    15. Paul Caicedo & David Wood & Craig Johansen, 2021. "Radial Turbine Design for Solar Chimney Power Plants," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-18, January.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Elsayed, Ahmed M. & Gaheen, Osama A. & Aziz, Mohamed A., 2024. "Enhancing solar chimney power plant performance through innovative collector curved-guide vanes configurations," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 232(C).

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Nirmalendu Biswas & Dipak Kumar Mandal & Sharmistha Bose & Nirmal K. Manna & Ali Cemal Benim, 2023. "Experimental Treatment of Solar Chimney Power Plant—A Comprehensive Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(17), pages 1-41, August.
    2. Singh, Tejasvi & Kumar, Amitesh, 2024. "Numerical analysis of the divergent solar chimney power plant with a novel arc and fillet radius at the chimney base region," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 228(C).
    3. Murena, Fabio & Gaggiano, Imma & Mele, Benedetto, 2022. "Fluid dynamic performances of a solar chimney plant: Analysis of experimental data and CFD modelling," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 249(C).
    4. Singh, Ajeet Pratap & Singh, Jaydeep & Kumar, Amit & Singh, O.P., 2023. "Vertical limit reduction of chimney in solar power plant," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 217(C).
    5. Emad Abdelsalam & Fares Almomani & Shadwa Ibrahim & Feras Kafiah & Mohammad Jamjoum & Malek Alkasrawi, 2023. "A Novel Design of a Hybrid Solar Double-Chimney Power Plant for Generating Electricity and Distilled Water," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-20, February.
    6. Kasaeian, A.B. & Molana, Sh. & Rahmani, K. & Wen, D., 2017. "A review on solar chimney systems," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 954-987.
    7. Elsayed, Ahmed M. & Gaheen, Osama A. & Aziz, Mohamed A., 2024. "Enhancing solar chimney power plant performance through innovative collector curved-guide vanes configurations," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 232(C).
    8. Xiong, Hanbing & Ming, Tingzhen & Shi, Tianhao & Wu, Yongjia & Li, Wei & de Richter, Renaud & Zhou, Nan, 2024. "Numerical investigation on performance of solar chimney power plant with three wind resistant structures," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 297(C).
    9. Setareh, Milad, 2021. "Comprehensive mathematical study on solar chimney powerplant," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 175(C), pages 470-485.
    10. Ming, Tingzhen & Wu, Yongjia & de_Richter, Renaud K. & Liu, Wei & Sherif, S.A., 2017. "Solar updraft power plant system: A brief review and a case study on a new system with radial partition walls in its collector," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 472-487.
    11. Milani Shirvan, Kamel & Mirzakhanlari, Soroush & Mamourian, Mojtaba & Kalogirou, Soteris A., 2017. "Optimization of effective parameters on solar updraft tower to achieve potential maximum power output: A sensitivity analysis and numerical simulation," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 195(C), pages 725-737.
    12. Emad Abdelsalam & Feras Kafiah & Malek Alkasrawi & Ismael Al-Hinti & Ahmad Azzam, 2020. "Economic Study of Solar Chimney Power-Water Distillation Plant (SCPWDP)," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-14, June.
    13. Hassan Zohair Hassan, 2022. "Transient Analysis of a Solar Chimney Power Plant Integrated with a Solid-Sorption Cooling System for Combined Power and Chilled Water Production," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-20, September.
    14. Chen, Wei & Chen, Wei, 2020. "Analysis of heat transfer and flow in the solar chimney with the sieve-plate thermal storage beds packed with phase change capsules," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 157(C), pages 491-501.
    15. Das, Pritam & Chandramohan, V.P., 2019. "Computational study on the effect of collector cover inclination angle, absorber plate diameter and chimney height on flow and performance parameters of solar updraft tower (SUT) plant," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 172(C), pages 366-379.
    16. Shaikh Zishan & Altaf Hossain Molla & Haroon Rashid & Kok Hoe Wong & Ahmad Fazlizan & Molla Shahadat Hossain Lipu & Mohd Tariq & Omar Mutab Alsalami & Mahidur R. Sarker, 2023. "Comprehensive Analysis of Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems for Efficient Energy Harnessing from Unnaturally Generated Wind Sources," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(21), pages 1-18, October.
    17. Kareem, M.W. & Habib, Khairul & Ruslan, M.H. & Saha, Bidyut Baran, 2017. "Thermal performance study of a multi-pass solar air heating collector system for drying of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 113(C), pages 281-292.
    18. Hu, Siyang & Leung, Dennis Y.C. & Chan, John C.Y., 2017. "Impact of the geometry of divergent chimneys on the power output of a solar chimney power plant," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 120(C), pages 1-11.
    19. Zhang, Chengbin & Wu, Zhe & Wang, Jiadian & Ding, Ce & Gao, Tieyu & Chen, Yongping, 2023. "Thermodynamic performance of a radial-inflow turbine for ocean thermal energy conversion using ammonia," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 202(C), pages 907-920.
    20. Okoye, Chiemeka Onyeka & Taylan, Onur, 2017. "Performance analysis of a solar chimney power plant for rural areas in Nigeria," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 104(C), pages 96-108.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:304:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224019285. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/energy .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.