Economic Analysis Of Solar Tower Plant Field Selection And Suitability Of The Location Study For Deployment Of Solar Tower Plant

Abstract

Background: The heliostats of a solar tower power plant concentrate the sun's beams onto a heat receiver mounted on top of a tall tower.  Renewable energy initiatives are crucial to the ongoing paradigm change in conventional power generation. Taking use of the abundant solar radiation might help alleviate pressure on the power grid. In addition to assisting with land resource management, the installation of solar power plant units in unused regions is anticipated to result in the creation of local employment possibilities, the improvement of local infrastructure, the conservation of water resources, and the generating of energy money. One way to collect energy from the sun is via a solar updraft tower (SUT) plant.

Aim and Objectives: The aim and objectives of this study is to analyze solar tower plant field selection and suitability of area for deployment.

Methods: In this research, we identified the optimal spot to set up our solar tower facility. Warangal, Telangana, India, serves as the case study site. Energy from the sun is harnessed both directly and indirectly in a solar updraft tower (SUT) facility. ANSYS Design Modeler was used to build the models' computational domains, and the commercial software program ANSYS Fluent 16.0 was used to run the simulations.

Research Findings: The feasibility of installing a solar vortex engine (SVE) in place of the chimney at the SUT facility was analyzed numerically. By altering its geometrical configurations, such as the top-hole diameter (from 0.2 to 0.5 m) and the number of air entry slots (AES) (from 6 to 12), we are able to study the effect on flow and performance and provide a viable solution for power production. Guide vanes may be added to the SUT system to improve its performance by using the nozzle effect. The SVE plant might have been used to replace the SUT plant's chimney, increasing the efficiency of the latter.