Facing technological challenges of Solar Updraft Power Plants

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 334, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-84

  Lupi, F ^a   Borri, C ^a   Harte, R ^b,c   Kratzig W B ^c   Niemann, H J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^c Kratzig Partner I   (Germany)

^d Technologiezentrum Ruhr   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; HOT AIR HEATING; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUN;

LARGE DIMENSIONS; MULTI-PHYSICS MODELING; POWER CONVERSION UNITS; POWER PLANT TECHNOLOGY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; STOCHASTIC WINDS; STRUCTURAL BEHAVIORS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES;

LOADING;

EID: 84922294194     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2014.03.010     Document Type: Article

References (85)

1. M. Andres, R. Harte, K. Stopp, Soil-structures interaction on large concrete shells, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Solar Chimney Power Technology, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany, 2010, pp. 173-179.
2. T.W. von Backstrom, R. Harte, R. Hoeffer, W.B. Kratzig, D.G. Kroger, H.-J. Niemann, G.P.A.G van Zijl, State and Recent Advances of Solar Chimney Power Plant Technology, 7, VGB PowerTech 88, 2008, 64-71.
3. T.W. von Backstrom, T.P. Fluri, Solar chimney turbine layout and design considerations, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Solar Chimney Power Technology, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany, 2010, pp. 239-246.
4. M.A.D.S. Bernardes, Technische, okonomische und okologische Analyse von Aufwind-kraftwerken, PhD Thesis, University of Stuttgart, 2004.
5. M.A.D.S. Bernardes, R.M. Valle, M.F. Cortez, Numerical analysis of natural laminar convection in an radial solar heater, International Journal Thermal Science 38 (1999) 42-50.
6. R. Bergermann, G. Weinrebe, Realization and costs of solar updraft towers. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Solar Chimney Power Technology, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany, 2010, pp. 63-68.
7. C. Borri, F. Lupi, E. Marino, Optimum shell design of solar updraft towers, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Solar Chimney Power Technology, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany, 2010, pp. 155-162.
8. I. Cabanyes, Las chimeneas solares (Solar chimneys), La ernergia electrica, 1903, (Cited due to Wikipedia).
9. T. Chergui, A.H. Boualit, A. Bouhadjar, S. Larbi, H. Smai, Control of the thermo-hydrodynamic field in a solar chimney power plant, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Solar Updraft Power Tower Technology, HUST Wuhan, China, 2012, pp. 65-73.
10. DIN 1045-1 Concrete reinforced and prestressed concrete structures -Part 1: Design and construction.
11. DIN 1055-100 Actions on structures -Part 100: Basis of design safety concept and design rules.
12. J.A. Duffie, W.A. Beckman, Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, 3rd ed. John Wiley & Sons Inc., Hoboken New Jersey, 2006.
13. EN 1990:2001-11, Eurocode -Basis of structural design, CEN 2001.
14. ESDU 82026, Strong winds in the atmospheric boundary layer. Part 1: mean hourly wind speeds, Engineering Sciences Data Unit, London.
15. ESDU 83045, Strong winds in the atmospheric boundary layer. Part 2: discrete gust speeds, Engineering Sciences Data Unit, London.
16. ESDU 74030, Characteristics of atmospheric turbulence near the ground. Part I: definitions and general information.
17. ESDU 85020, Characteristics of atmospheric turbulence near the ground. Part II: single point data for strong winds (neutral atmosphere).
18. ESDU 86010, Characteristics of atmospheric turbulence near the ground. Part III: variations in space and time for strong winds (neutral atmosphere).
19. ESDU 96030, Response of structures to vortex shedding, Engineering Sciences Data Unit, London.
20. W. Flugge, To the membrane theory of axisymmetric shells with negative curvature (Zur Membrantheorie der Drehschalen negativer Krummung), Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik 25/27 (1947) 65-70. (in German).
21. T.P. Fluri, Turbine Layout for and Optimization of Solar Chimney Power Conversion Units, PhD thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2008.
22. A.J. Gannon, Solar Chimney Turbine Performance, PhD thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2002.
23. A. Goldack, Tragverhalten und Aussteifung hoher Stahlbetonrohren fur Aufwindkraftwerke, PhD thesis, University of Stuttgart, 2004 (in German).
24. A. Goldack, Natural frequencies and mode shapes of towers for solar updraft power plants, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, Leuven, Belgium, 2011, pp. 3575-3581.
25. A. Goldack, Tragverhalten von hohen Stahlbetonturmen fur Aufwindkraftwerke, Bautechnik 89 (2012) 162-172.
26. R.W.E. Gould, W.G. Raymer, P.J. Ponsford, Wind tunnel tests on chimneys of circular section at High Reynolds Number, Proceedings ofa Symposium on Wind Effects on Buildings and Structures, Loughborough, United Kingdom, 1968.
27. H. Gunther, In hundert Jahren -Die kunftige Energieversorgung der Welt (In hundred years -World's future energy supply), Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung Stuttgart, Kosmos, 1931.
28. W. Haaf, K. Friedrich, G. Mayr, J. Schlaich, Solar chimneys, part I: principle and construction of the pilot plant in Manzanares, International Journal Solar Energy 2 (1983) 3-20.
29. W. Haaf, Solar chimneys, part II: preliminary test results from the Manzanares pilot plant, International Journal Solar Energy 2 (1984) 141-161.
30. R.I. Harris, D.M. Deaves, The structure of strong winds, Proceedings of CIRIA Conference, Construction Industry Research and Information Association, London, 1980.
31. R. Harte, W.B. Kratzig, Large-scale cooling towers as part of an efficient and cleaner energy generating technology, Thin-Walled Structures 40 (2002) 651-664.
32. R. Harte, M. Graffmann, R. Wormann, Progress in the structural design of solar chimneys, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Solar Chimney Power Technology, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany, 2010, pp. 145-152.
33. R. Harte, M. Graffmann, W.B. Kratzig, Optimization of solar updraft chimneys by nonlinear response analysis, Applied Mechanics and Materials (TransTech -Publications) 283 (2013) 25-34.
34. R. Hoeffer, C. Wevers, V. Gorrnandt, Transport and deposition of dust on the collector surface, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Solar Chimney Power Technology, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany, 2010, pp. 325-335.
35. N. Hoelscher, H.-J. Niemann, On the flow around finite circular cylinders in turbulent shear flows, Physics ofseparated flows -numerical, experimental and theoretical aspects, in: K. Gersten (Ed.), Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 40,1993, pp. 216-244.
36. N. Hoelscher, Ein multivariater Ansatz fuer die aerodynamische Uebertragungsfunktion der Winddruecke in atmosphaerischer Grenzschichtstroe-mung, PhD Thesis 93-3, Ruhr University Bochum, 1993.
37. N. Hoelscher, R. Hofrfer, H.-J. Niemann, M. Tschersich, Aerodynamic basics of wind loading patterns at the collector glass roof, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Solar Chimney Power Technology, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany, 2010.
38. S. Kalash, W. Naimeh, S. Ajib, Experimental investigation of a solar collector temperature field of a sloped solar updraft power plant, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Solar Updraft Power Tower Technology, HUST Wuhan, China, 2012, pp. 128-137.
39. A. Koonsrisuk, Mathematical modeling of solar updraft power plants with sloped collector, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Solar Updraft Power Tower Technology, HUST Wuhan, China, 2012, pp. 138-150.
40. W.B. Kratzig, Multi-level modeling techniques for elasto-plastic structural response, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Computational Plasticity, CIMNE, Barcelona, 1997, pp. 457-468.
41. W.B. Kratzig, Y. Petryna, Assessment of structural damage and failure, Archive of Applied Mechanics 71 (2001) 1-15.
42. W.B. Kratzig, R. Harte, U. Montag, R. Woermann, From large natural draft cooling tower shells to chimneys of solar upwind power plants, in: A. Domingo, C. Lazaro (Eds.), IASS Symposium on Evolutions and Trends in Design, Analysis and Construction of Shells, CD-Rom, University of Valencia, 2009.
43. W.B. Kratzig, H.J. Niemann, R. Harte, R. Hoeffer, Solar Updraft Power Plant with 750 m Power Towers and Collector Diameters of 3000 m to 4000 m, Internal Manual, Bochum, 2009.
44. W.B. Kratzig, R. Harte, U. Montag, M. Graffmann, On structural engineering problems of solar updraft chimneys, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town, South Africa, 2010.
45. W.B. Kratzig, Ph.L. Gould, R. Harte, Shell structures for power technology, in: I. Mungan, J.F. Abel (Eds.), Fifty Years of Progress for Shell and Spatial Structures, International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), Madrid2011, pp. 165-194.
46. W.B. Kratzig, Solar Updraft Power Technology, State and Advances of low-concentrated thermal solar power generation, Vol. 11, VGB PowerTech 92, 2012, 34-39.
47. W.B. Kratzig, Physics, computer simulation and optimization of thermo-fluidmechanical processes of SUPPs, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Solar Updraft Power Tower Technology, HUST Wuhan, China, 2012, pp. 1-12.
48. W.B. Kratzig, R. Harte, M. Graffmann, U. Montag, Load response and design of Giga-towres, CICIND Report 29, Vol. 1, 2013, pp. 55-62.
49. W.B. Kratzig, Physics, computer simulation and optimization of thermo-fluidmechanical processes of solar updraft power plants, Solar Energy 98 (2013) 2-11.
50. J. Kuck, C. Ziller, L. Schnatbaum-Laumann, H. Gladen, Methodical approach to design the solar collector of a solar chimney power plant, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Solar Chimney Power Technology, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany, 2010, pp. 293-300.
51. Ch. Lang, F. Altmeier, J. Weigl, LAW Engineers, Earthquake behavior of solar updraft power plant chimneys, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Solar Chimney Power Technology, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany, 2010.
52. F. Lupi, Structural Behavior, Optimization and Design of a Solar Chimney Prototype Under Wind Loading and Other Actions, Master Thesis, University of Florence in cooperation with Ruhr University Bochum, 2009.
53. F. Lupi, C. Borri, H.-J. Niemann, U. Peil, Non-conventional wind loading on ultra-high towers in solar updraft power plants, International Journal of Shell and Space Structures 52 (4) (2011) 257-264.
54. F. Lupi, A new aerodynamic phenomenon and its effects on the design of ultra-high cylindrical towers, PhD Dissertation, University of Florence/ Techincal University Braunschweig, Shaker, 2013. ISBN: 978-3-8440-2441-8.
55. L.M. Michaud, On hurricane energy, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics 118 (2012) 21-29. (See also web pages)(http://vortexengine.ca).
56. T. Ming, J. Gui, H. Wei, G. Xu, Y. Pan, Numerical analysis of the solar updraft power plant system with a blockage, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Solar Updraft Power Tower Technology, HUST Wuhan, China, 2012, pp. 85-94.
57. H.-J. Niemann, Dynamic response of cantilevered structures to wind turbulence, in: W.B. Kratzig, et al., (Eds.), Structural Dynamics, A.A. Balklema1991, pp. 1123-1131.
58. H.-J. Niemann, A. Flaga, R. Hoeffer, N. Hoelscher, M. Kasperski, Structural response to wind, in: W.B. Kratzig, H.-J. Niemann (Eds.), Dynamics ofCivil Engineering Structures, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 1996.
59. H.-J. Niemann, N. Hoelscher, R. Meiswinkel, A probabilistic approach for the determination of extreme actions with respect to the structural design. Proceedings of ICAPP 2007, Nice, France, 2007.
60. H.-J. Niemann, R. Hoeffer, Wind loading for the design of the solar tower, Proceedings of the Third International Conference SEMC, Cape Town, South Africa, 2007.
61. H.-J. Niemann, Prototyp eines Aufwindkraftwerks. Windeigenschaften, winderregte Schwingungen und Windlasten zur Bemessung des Stahlbeton-turms, Internal Report, Bochum, 2008 (in German).
62. H.-J. Niemann, A refined approach to wind loading for the design of the solar tower, CICIND Report 25 (2) (2009).
63. H.-J. Niemann, F. Lupi, R. Hoeffer, W. Hubert, C. Borri, The solar updraft power plant: design and optimization of the tower for wind effects. Proceedings of the Fifth European and African Conference on Wind Engineering EACWE5, Florence, Italy, 2009.
64. H.-J. Niemann, Static, quasi-static and resonant wind effects on solar towers. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Solar Chimney Power Technology, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany, 2010.
65. C. Papageorgiou, Floating Solar Chimney Technology, in: R.D. Rugecu (Ed.), INTECH Solar Energy2010, pp. 187-222. (See also: www.floatingsolarchimney.gr).
66. N. Parsumarthi, S.A. Sherif, Performance of a Demonstration Solar Chimney Model for Power Generation. Proceedings of the 35th Heat Transfer and Mechanics Conference, California State University, School of Engg. and Computer Science. Sacramento, 1997, pp. 203-240.
67. H. Pastohr, Thermodynamische Modellierung eines Aufwindkraftwerks (Thermodynamic Model of a SUPP), PhD thesis, Bauhaus-Universitat Weimar, 2004.
68. O. Petersen, The light steel tower in the SCPP, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Solar Chimney Power Technology, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany, 2010, pp. 163-172.
69. J.P. Pretorius, D.G. Kroger, Solar chimney power plant performance, ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 128 (2006) 302-311.
70. J.P. Pretorius, Optimization and Control of a Large-Scale Solar Chimney Power Plant, PhD thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2007.
71. J.P. Pretorius, D.G. Kroger, Basic theory and numerical simulation of large scale solar updraft power plants. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Solar Chimney Power Technology, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum and Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany, 2010, pp. 45-54.
72. H. Proepper, Zur aerodynamischen Belastung grosser Kulturme, PhD thesis 77-3, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, 1997.
73. H.W. Schindelin, Entwurf eines 1500 m hohen Turmes eines Solar-Aufwindkraftwerkes (Design of a 1500 m high chimney of a SUPP), Diplom-thesis at Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Structural mechanics, Wuppertal, 2002.
74. J. Schlaich, Baureife Planung und Bau einer Demonstrationsanlage eines atmospharischen Aufwindkraftwerks, BMFT-FB-T 86-208, Fachinforma-tionszentrum Karlsruhe, 1986.
75. J. Schlaich, The solar chimney, in: A. Menges (Ed.), Electricity from the Sun, Stuttgart, 1995.
76. J. Schlaich, Tension structures for solar electricity generation, Engineering Structures 21 (1999) 658-668.
77. J. Schlaich, R. Bergermann, W. Schiel, G. Weinrebe, Design of commercial solar updraft tower systems, ASME Journal ofSolar Energy Engineering 127 (2005) 117-124.
78. G. Schwarz, H. Knauss, Stromungstechnische Auslegung des Aufwindkraftwerks Manzanares (Aerodynamic design of the solar chimney power plant in Manzanares), Institute for Aerodynamics, University of Stuttgart, 1981 (Technical Report).
79. R.B. Stull, An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1988.
80. VGB Structural design of cooling towers. Guideline VGB R 610Ue, VGB PowerTech, Essen, 2005.
81. VGB Structural design of cooling towers. Guideline VGB R 610e, VGB PowerTech, Essen, 2010.
82. Y. Wei, Z. Wu, Absorbability and tower structure characteristics of the solar heated wind updraft power tower, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Solar Updraft Power Tower Technology, HUST Wuhan, China, 2012, pp. 26-34.
83. Wikipedia, Solar updraft towers, 2009.
84. X. Zhang, W. Liu, K. Yang, Numerical Simulation of the 200 MW Solar Chimney Power Plant System, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Solar Updraft Power Tower Technology, HUST Wuhan, China, 2012, pp. 80-84.
85. X.P. Zhou, M. A. D.S. Bernardes, Sloped-collector Solar Updraft Tower Power Plant Performance, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Solar Updraft Power Tower Technology, HUST Wuhan, China, 2012, pp. 151-164.