Application of computational fluids dynamics in the flow on photovoltaic panels

K. Bittencourt Mendes Leitão; André L. T. Rezende; Neelkanth G. Dhere

doi:10.1117/12.2275150

23 August 2017 Application of computational fluids dynamics in the flow on photovoltaic panels

K. Bittencourt Mendes Leitão, André L. T. Rezende, Neelkanth G. Dhere

Proceedings Volume 10370, Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems X; 103700I (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275150
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The objective of this study is the numerical simulation of wind flow over solar photovoltaic panels. Nowadays there are 132 schools in Florida using solar energy in their buildings. Due to strong winds and hurricanes in that region is needed to determine the aerodynamic efforts from the flow of wind on photovoltaic panels to design with efficiency protectors and supporters to protect the panels. Thus this work proposes a 2D numerical simulation in steady state through the medium of Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) equations. The turbulence closure model used is the SST k-w.

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K. Bittencourt Mendes Leitão, André L. T. Rezende, and Neelkanth G. Dhere "Application of computational fluids dynamics in the flow on photovoltaic panels", Proc. SPIE 10370, Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems X, 103700I (23 August 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275150

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