Multichannel solar chimney with multiturbine solar collector
Summary
The proposal for a multichannel solar chimney, where the chimney is subdivided into a multiplicity of equivalent vertical flow channels, could allow optimal slenderness ratio for a chimney of very modest height. The proposal for a multiturbine solar collector, where parallel rows of turbines are distributed symmetrically throughout a rectangular solar collector, may achieve very high efficiency. These two unproven proposals are brought together in a hybrid configuration. Calculations suggest that a very modest height solar chimney can nevertheless achieve very high efficiency. A variety of sizes of models are considered and suggestions made for further work.