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Masood Ebrahimi

Masood Ebrahimi

Academic rank: Associate Professor
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3874-8885
Education: PhD.
ScopusId: 57196135397
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Address: Room No. 207, Engineering faculty, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj
Phone: 08733660073

Research

Title
Micro-scale heat and electricity generation by a hybrid solar collector-chimney, thermoelectric, and wind turbine
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
Solar air collector, Solar chimney, Thermoelectric generator, Savonius wind turbine
Year
2022
Journal Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
DOI
Researchers Kavian Kazemi ، Masood Ebrahimi ، Mansour Lahonian ، Arash babamiri

Abstract

In the present study, a hybrid system that is fueled with solar energy is proposed. The system includes a solar air collector, solar chimney, thermoelectric generators, and Savonius wind turbine. The absorber plate and the passing air in the duct of the collector act as the heat source and heat sink of the thermoelectric generators respectively. As the air receives heat, it becomes less dense and goes up in the chimney due to buoyancy and the chimney effect. The chimney provides the required air velocity for the wind turbine. In addition, the hot air can be used for other purposes later, such as heating, or drying processes. The results reveal that the efficiency of solar air collector, thermoelectric generator efficiency, and power coefficient of Savonius wind turbine in a certain hour are 61%, 4.54%, and 19.56%, respectively. The average velocity of outlet air from the chimney is 2.32 m/s which can produce 2.17 W by the wind turbine. Additionally, the economic analysis demonstrated that net present value, and payback are approximately 19707 $ and 1.34 years. Finally, the environmental analysis showed that this system has the potential to reduce emitted carbon dioxide by 5111 kg/year.