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ENCIT 2016
16th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS IN SOLAR UPDRAFT TOWER
Submission Author:
Janaína de Oliveira Castro Silva , MG
Co-Authors:
Janaína de Oliveira Castro Silva, Melissa Ricoy, Cristiana Brasil Maia
Presenter: Janaína de Oliveira Castro Silva
doi://10.26678/ABCM.ENCIT2016.CIT2016-0131
Abstract
Energy is essential for economic growth and social development of any country. The quality of life is directly related to energy consumption, which has grown steadily in recent decades in developing countries. The result is that energy demand is increasing and cannot be satisfied by traditional technologies. Furthermore, there is a relationship between energy consumption and environmental impact. The main source of world primary energy is based on fossil fuels. The solar updraft tower deals with the use of solar energy. Traditionally uses the air flow generated in solar updraft tower for handling wind turbine. However, large dimensions are necessary to generate electricity at competitive costs. Therefore, an alternative would be use for drying of agricultural products especially in regions without electrification, because the principle only uses solar energy as the driving force of the drying air flow. This technology has great potential for application on a large scale, especially in arid, semi-arid and remote areas, and has attracted attention from around the world. This study aims to analyse numerically the influence of environmental parameters on the performance of a solar updraft tower small.
Keywords
Numerical analysis, Solar updraft tower, Environmental parameters
