Improvements in the geometry of solar towers are explained in this study. Both computational and experimental studies are carried out. Three different solar towers of 1:60, 1:70, and 1:122 scale ratios are taken for the study. All the studies are carried out in an open atmosphere, where a hot wire anemometer is used to measure the peak velocity at the collector-tower junction. The collector geometry is kept flat, inclined, and semi-divergent. The tower geometry is modified from the straight tower into semi-divergent and fully divergent towers. The fully divergent tower with a semi-convergent collector achieves the highest power output among the other two models. The area convergence is the prime factor for an increase in peak velocity. The divergent tower with a semi-convergent collector achieves 54% more power output than a cylindrical tower with a flat collector.
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