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The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of absorber material under collector and number of air inlet in the collector of small pilot solar chimney power plant. Experimental prototype setup in Tiaret, Algeria, was constructed which consisted of a chimney with 6 m height and 3 m diameter of collector. The study focused to carry out several measurements such as air velocity, air temperature and humidity inside the station. From results, it was found that the black plastic as absorber and two air inlets are the appropriate parameters for this study. The air temperature increased to reach a maximum value of 78 °C, which generates an updraft air velocity in the chimney with a maximum value of 2.8 m/s. These results can be used as reliable study of the performance and the efficiency of solar chimney power plant.
solar chimney, collector, temperature, air velocity, humidity
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